Method and system for performing telemetry services for composed information handling systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11728979-B2
Application number	US-202217569127-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2022
Priority date	Jan 5, 2022
Publication date	Aug 15, 2023
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023

Abstract

Techniques described herein relate to a method for performing telemetry services for composed information handling systems. The method includes obtaining, by a system control processor manager, a telemetry request associated with a composed information handling system from a user associated with a group; in response to obtaining the telemetry request: identifying a telemetry intent associated with the telemetry request; aggregating telemetry data based on the telemetry intent to obtain aggregated telemetry data; encrypting the aggregated telemetry data based on telemetry distribution information associated with the group to obtain encrypted aggregated telemetry data; and providing the encrypted aggregated telemetry data to the group.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for performing telemetry services for composed information handling systems, comprising:
setting up, by a system control processor manager, telemetry services for at least one hardware resources set and at least one compute resource set, wherein setting up the telemetry services comprises:
identifying users associated with a composition request, wherein the users comprise the user;
making a determination that the composition request is not associated with an existing group; and
in response to the determination:
generating new group telemetry distribution information associated with the users and the composed information handling system;
instantiating data collectors to generate telemetry data for the composed information handling system; and
associating the data collectors with the new group telemetry distribution information;

instantiating a composed information handling system using at least one control resource set, the at least one hardware resource set, and the at least one compute resource set;
obtaining a telemetry request associated with the composed information handling system from the user;
in response to obtaining the telemetry request:
identifying a telemetry intent associated with the telemetry request;
aggregating the telemetry data based on the telemetry intent to obtain aggregated telemetry data;
encrypting the aggregated telemetry data based on telemetry distribution information associated with the group to obtain encrypted aggregated telemetry data; and
providing the encrypted aggregated telemetry data to the group.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein aggregating telemetry data based on the telemetry intent comprises identifying a portion of the telemetry data associated with the composed information handling system that satisfies to the telemetry intent.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the aggregated telemetry data comprises the portion of the telemetry data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the telemetry distribution information comprises:
a group identifier associated with the composed information handling system;
user identifiers associated with the group identifier; and
encryption keys associated with the group identifier,
wherein the group is identified using the group identifier.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein encrypting the aggregated telemetry data based on the telemetry distribution information associated with the user and the composed information handling system comprises:
identifying the group identifier associated with the group; and
encrypting the aggregated telemetry data using the encryption keys associated with the group identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
prior to setting up the telemetry services:
obtaining the composition request for a composed information handling system;
in response to obtaining the composition request:
identifying the at least one compute resource set having compute resources specified by the composition request; and
identifying the at least one hardware resource set having hardware resources specified by the composition request.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for performing telemetry services for composed information handling systems, the method comprising:
setting up, by a system control processor manager, telemetry services for at least one hardware resources set and at least one compute resource set, wherein setting up the telemetry services comprises:
identifying users associated with a composition request, wherein the users comprise the user;
making a determination that the composition request is not associated with an existing group; and
in response to the determination:
generating new group telemetry distribution information associated with the users and the composed information handling system;
instantiating data collectors to generate telemetry data for the composed information handling system; and
associating the data collectors with the new group telemetry distribution information;

instantiating a composed information handling system using at least one control resource set, the at least one hardware resource set, and the at least one compute resource set;
obtaining a telemetry request associated with the composed information handling system from the user;
in response to obtaining the telemetry request:
identifying a telemetry intent associated with the telemetry request;
aggregating the telemetry data based on the telemetry intent to obtain aggregated telemetry data;
encrypting the aggregated telemetry data based on telemetry distribution information associated with the group to obtain encrypted aggregated telemetry data; and
providing the encrypted aggregated telemetry data to the group.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein aggregating telemetry data based on the telemetry intent comprises identifying a portion of the telemetry data associated with the composed information handling system that satisfies to the telemetry intent.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the aggregated telemetry data comprises the portion of the telemetry data.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the telemetry distribution information comprises:
a group identifier associated with the composed information handling system;
user identifiers associated with the group identifier; and
encryption keys associated with the group identifier,
wherein the group is identified using the group identifier.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein encrypting the aggregated telemetry data based on the telemetry distribution information associated with the user and the composed information handling system comprises:
identifying the group identifier associated with the group; and
encrypting the aggregated telemetry data using the encryption keys associated with the group identifier.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:
prior to setting up the telemetry services:
obtaining the composition request for a composed information handling system;
in response to obtaining the composition request:
identifying the at least one compute resource set having compute resources specified by the composition request; and
identifying the at least one hardware resource set having hardware resources specified by the composition request.

13. A system for performing telemetry services for composed information handling systems, comprising:
a plurality of composed information handling systems, wherein the plurality of composed information handling systems comprise a plurality of system control processors; and
a system control processor manager, comprising a processor and memory, programmed to:
set up telemetry services for at least one hardware resources set and at least one compute resource set, wherein setting up the telemetry services comprises:
identify users associated with a composition request, wherein the users comprise the user;
make a determination that the composition request is not associated with an existing group; and
in response to the determination:
generate new group telemetry distribution information associated with the users and the composed information handling system;
instantiate data collectors to generate telemetry data for the composed information handling system; and
associate the data collectors with the new group telemetry distribution inf

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Harwood John S
• Jreij Elie Antoun
• Young Susan Elizabeth
• Henry Edward
• Lincourt Jr Robert Anthony
• Chawla Gaurav
• Farley Douglas L

Classifications

• G06F11/3476

  Data logging (G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06F11/3006

  where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems (multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50) · CPC title

• H04L9/0833 Primary

  involving conference or group key (network architectures or network communication protocols for key management in group communication in a packet data network H04L63/065) · CPC title

• H04L63/065 Primary

  for group communications (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management involving conference or group key H04L9/0833) · CPC title

• G06F21/62

  Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules · CPC title