Portable device integrated with a provisioning application to aid in discovery of non-network attached resources and provide suggestions for physical setup of the resources based on data center needs
US9037686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable, e.g. handheld, device that would assist in the discovery of hardware ‘in the box’, and non-connected resources in general, by using detection methods such as scanning a barcode, manually entering a UPC, or detecting an RFID tag on the asset or resource, and then recommending the physical location, cabling and other setup information based on datacenter needs and real-time load information and displaying the instructions on the portable device. The above-mentioned portable device may also include a GPS receiver to locate various resources, i.e. pieces of hardware, based on their location in a large datacenter.
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