US 12,232,279 B2
System and method for guided deployment of managed systems
Vinay Sawal, Fremont, CA (US); Sithiqu Shahul Hameed, Chennai (IN); and Udhaya Chandran Shanmugam, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/579,291.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232549 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0078 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); H05K 5/0269 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing a distributed system comprising managed systems and a subscription manager that manages operation of the managed systems, the method comprising:
initiating, by the subscription manager, deployment of a managed system to a managed system frame;
selecting, by the subscription manager, a frame unit of the managed system frame for the managed system;
selecting, by the subscription manager and based on the selected frame unit, availability indicator states for frame units of the managed system frame;
indicating, to a person tasked with installing the managed system in the managed system frame, the selected frame unit using the availability indicator states and availability indicators associated with the frame units;
after the managed system is installed in the selected frame unit:
selecting, by the subscription manager, updated availability indicator states for the frame units based on presence of the managed system in the selected frame unit; and
indicating, to a second person tasked with installing another managed system in the managed system frame, that the selected frame unit and at least a second frame unit are unavailable for the other managed system, the at least a second frame unit is unoccupied.