Quick management action system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12235975-B2
Application number	US-202217681334-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2022
Priority date	Feb 25, 2022
Publication date	Feb 25, 2025
Grant date	Feb 25, 2025

Abstract

A quick management action system includes a computing device having a management subsystem that is coupled to a management device. The management subsystem provides a management subsystem Graphical User Interface (GUI) launch page for display on the management device, receives credentials and an identification of a management action associated with the computing device from the management device via the management subsystem GUI launch page. The management subsystem then, automatically while the management subsystem GUI launch page is provided for display on the management device, authenticates the credentials, authorizes the management action based on the credentials and, in response, performs the management action, and provides information associated with a result of the performance of the management action for display on the management subsystem GUI launch page.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A quick management action system, comprising:
a management device; and
a computing device that includes a management subsystem that is coupled to the management device, wherein the management subsystem is configured to:
provide, for display on the management device, a management subsystem Graphical User Interface (GUI) launch page; that includes:
at least one credential element;
a management action select element; and
a perform action element; and
receive, from the management device via the management subsystem GUI launch page, credentials in the at least one credential element, an identification of a management action associated with the computing device in the management action select element, and a single selection of the perform action element and, automatically while the management subsystem GUI launch page is provided for display on the management device and without beginning or maintaining an active user session;
authenticate the credentials;
authorize the management action based on the credentials;
perform, in response to authenticating the credentials and authorizing the management action, the management action; and
provide, for display on the management subsystem GUI launch page in response to performing the management action, information associated with a result of the performance of the management action.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the management action is identified from a plurality of management actions that are provided for display on the management subsystem GUI launch page by the management subsystem.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the management subsystem is configured to:
provide the plurality of management actions for display on the management subsystem GUI launch page based on the credentials having been used to previously perform the plurality of management actions.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the management subsystem is a remote access controller device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the management subsystem is configured, automatically while the management subsystem GUI launch page is provided for display on the management device and without beginning or maintaining an active user session, to:
verify that that the management subsystem is licensed to perform the management action, wherein the management action is performed in response to authenticating the credentials, authorizing the management action, and verifying the management subsystem is licensed to perform the management action.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the management subsystem GUI launch page includes a management action performance result information dynamic update section that is configured to dynamically update the information associated with the result of the performance of the management action as the management action is performed.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the result of the performance of the management action includes text information that is provided for display in the management subsystem GUI launch page and that describes a result of the performance of the management action.

8. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a management subsystem including:
a processing system; and
a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a management engine that is configured to:
provide, for display on a management device, a management subsystem Graphical User Interface (GUI) launch page; that includes:
at least one credential element;
a management action select element; and
a perform action element; and
receive, from the management device via the management subsystem GUI launch page, credentials in the at least one credential element, an identification of a management action associated with the IHS in the management action select element, and a single selection of the perform action element and, automatically while the management subsystem GUI launch page is provided for display on the management device and without beginning or maintaining an active user session:
authenticate the credentials;
authorize the management action based on the credentials;
perform, in response to authenticating the credentials and authorizing the management action, the management action; and
provide, for display on the management subsystem GUI launch page in response to performing the management action, information associated with a result of the performance of the management action.

9. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the management subsystem is a remote access controller device.

10. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the management engine is configured, automatically while the management subsystem GUI launch page is provided for display on the management device and without beginning or maintaining an active user session, to:
verify that that the management subsystem is licensed to perform the management action, wherein the management action is performed in response to authenticating the credentials, authorizing the management action, and verifying the management subsystem is licensed to perform the management action.

11. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the management subsystem GUI launch page includes a management action performance result information dynamic update section that is configured to dynamically update the information associated with the result of the performance of the management action as the management action is performed.

12. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the management action is identified from a plurality of management actions that are provided for display on the management subsystem GUI launch page by the management engine.

13. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the information associated with the result of the performance of the management action includes text information that is provided for display in the management subsystem GUI launch page and that describes a result of the performance of the management action.

14. A method for performing quick management actions, comprising:
providing, by a management subsystem in a computing device for display on a management device, a management subsystem Graphical User Interface (GUI) launch page; that includes:
at least one credential element;
a management action select element; and
a perform action element; and

receiving, by the management subsystem from the management device via the management subsystem GUI launch page, credentials in the at least one credential element, an identification of a management action associated with the computing device in the management action select element, and a single selection of the perform action element and, automatically while the management subsystem GUI launch page is provided for display on the management device and without beginning or maintaining an active user session:
authenticating, by the management subsystem, the credentials;
authorizing, by the management subsystem, the management action based on the credentials;
performing, by the management subsystem in response to authenticating the credentials and authorizing the management action, the management action; and
providing, by the management subsystem for display on the management subsystem GUI launch page in response to performing the management action, information associated with a result of the performance of the management action.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the management action is identified from a plurality of management actions that are provided for display on the management subsystem GUI launch page by the management subsys

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• S Vivek
• Karingattil Achuthan Shine
• Subramani Sasikumar

Classifications

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• G06F2221/2141

  Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices · CPC title

• G06F21/62 Primary

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

• G06F21/44 Primary

  Program or device authentication · CPC title