US 12,242,347 B2
Device shut down in a deployment
Ofir Ezrielev, Beer Sheva (IL); Boris Shpilyuck, Ashdod (IL); Igor Dubrovsky, Beer Sheva (IL); and Nisan Haimov, Beer Sheva (IL)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rocks, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/345,346.
Prior Publication US 2025/0004883 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/1415 (2013.01) [G06F 11/3409 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for securing a deployment, the method comprising:
obtaining a device list of devices of the deployment;
performing a redundancy analysis using the device list to obtain a redundant candidate device list of devices and a non-redundant candidate device list of devices under consideration for shutdown, the redundant candidate device list being populated with identifiers of a portion of devices from the device list that are not necessary for continued operation of the deployment;
performing a qualification analysis using the redundant candidate device list and the non-redundant candidate device list to obtain a final device list of devices under consideration for shutdown, the final device list being populated with qualifiers for devices from the non-redundant candidate device list and the redundant candidate device list that meet prescribed qualifiers that indicate continued operation of the devices is undesirable; and
shutting down a portion of the devices of the deployment that are listed on the final device list.