Workload and defect management systems and methods

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for workload and defect management. According to an aspect, a method includes communicating, to a first computing device, an identifier associated with a second computing device. The method also includes receiving, from the first computing device, maintenance information associated with the identifier. Further, the method also includes implementing a workload management policy at the second computing device based on the maintenance information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 communicating, to a first computing device, an identifier associated with a second computing device;   receiving, from the first computing device, maintenance information associated with the identifier; and   implementing a workload management policy at the second computing device based on the maintenance information.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein communicating an identifier comprises communicating, to the first computing device, one of a machine type, model number, and serial number associated with the second computing device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein communicating an identifier comprises communicating, to the first computing device, a serial number of a component of the second computing device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the maintenance information comprises one of a defect notice, a defect severity level, and critical rationale information. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second computing device is a server. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the server is one of a plurality of servers, and
 wherein implementing a workload management policy comprises migrating workload managed by the server to another server among the plurality of servers.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of servers operate in one of a virtualized workload platform, a distributed stateless workload platform, and a stateful workload platform. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the workload is software workload. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second computing device is a server that is one of a plurality of servers, and
 wherein the method further comprises:
 communicating component identifiers of each of the servers to the first computing device; 
 receiving maintenance information associated with one or more of the component identifiers; and 
 implementing the workload policy at the servers based on the maintenance information. 
   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein implementing a workload policy comprises:
 determining a third computing device operable to manage a workload of the second computing device; and   in response to determining that the third computing device is operable to manage the workload, migrating the workload from the second computing device to the third computing device.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein implementing a workload management policy comprises one of at least partially powering down the second computing device, communicating an alert, implementing a risk mitigation function at the second computing device, and configuring the firmware of a component on the second computing device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving operational risk information associated with the second computing device; and   controlling operation at the second computing device based on the operational risk information.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identifier comprises a serial number of a component of the second computing device, and
 wherein the method further comprises:
 communicating one of a machine type and model number associated with the second computing device; and 
 receiving a hit message for the communication of the one of the machine type and model number; and 
   wherein the serial number is communicated to the first computing device in response to receiving the hit message.   
     
     
         14 . A method comprising:
 receiving an identifier associated with a first computing device;   determining maintenance information associated with the identifier; and   communicating, to a second computing device, the maintenance information for implementing a workload management policy at the first computing device.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein receiving an identifier comprises receiving one of a machine type, model number, and serial number associated with the first computing device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein receiving an identifier comprises receiving a serial number of a component of the first computing device,
 wherein determining maintenance information comprises determining a defect associated with the serial number, and   wherein communicating the maintenance information comprises communicating a defect notice to the second computing device in response to determining the defect.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising implementing, at the second computing device, the workload management policy. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first computing device is a server among a plurality of servers. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein determining maintenance information comprises determining whether a defect is associated with the identifier, and
 wherein communicating the maintenance information comprises communicating a defect notice about the defect to the second computing device.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein implementing the workload management policy comprises migrating workload from the first computing device to a third computing device in response to receiving the maintenance information.