STATE-BASED DECENTRALIZED HARDWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT

摘要

State-based decentralized hardware asset management comprises managed assets and a manager, both of which comprise information about the other. If a managed asset is replaced, communications are exchanged between the manager and the replacement asset so that each can obtain identifying information about the other. If the asset manager is replaced, initially, the replacement asset manager can broadcast a request for identifying information to the assets it is managing. Additionally, periodic communications between the assets and the manager request, from each asset, identifying information of the manager. To ensure that each asset recognizes the replacement asset manager, a voting process is utilized. An asset manager also maintains state information for each asset informing subsequent action to be undertaken by the asset manager with respect to each such asset and enabling the asset manager to optimze its operation, including by avoiding actions and communications incompatible with current asset states.

主权项

1. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions for managing hardware assets, the computer-executable instructions directed to steps comprising:
requesting identification information from a hardware asset; storing the hardware asset's identification information in an asset management table comprising identification information of one or more hardware assets being managed, wherein the one or more hardware assets being managed comprise the hardware asset; maintaining state information of the hardware asset, the maintained state information representing an operational state of the hardware asset; optimizing performance based upon the maintained state information of the hardware asset, the optimizing performance comprising tuning communications to the hardware asset in accordance with the maintained state information of the hardware asset; and updating the maintained state information of the hardware asset based upon zero or more responses received from the hardware asset in response to a transmission of the determined communication thereto.