US 12,443,683 B2
Edge configuration aware license key
Shibi Panikkar, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/343,027.
Prior Publication US 2025/0005112 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/105 (2013.01) [G06F 21/1082 (2023.08); G06F 21/125 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
in response to receiving, from original equipment manufacturer networking equipment, notification to download an intelligent activation key, downloading the intelligent activation key; and
activating the intelligent activation key, wherein the activating of the intelligent activation key facilitates:
starting, on edge computing equipment, an edge configuration engine comprising a listening process and a configuration process, and creating and associating a license file vault instance with the edge configuration engine, wherein the edge configuration engine is a virtual machine instantiation operational on the edge computing equipment associated with a dark site networking operator entity;
initiating, on the edge computing equipment, the listening process; and
in response to the listening process detecting an occurrence representing a change to the license file vault instance, initiating, on the edge computing equipment, the configuration process.