Automatic identification of changes on servers with scheduled maintenance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025085979-A1
Application number	US-202318465410-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 12, 2023
Priority date	Sep 12, 2023
Publication date	Mar 13, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An approach is disclosed that determines that a change is needed to a remote system that is managed by a change management system that manages changes to many remote systems. A change management time window when the change is scheduled to be performed at the selected remote system is identified and a monitoring request is sent to the remote system. The monitoring request causes the remote system to run a monitoring process. The change management system receives an activity notification that was identified by the monitoring process. In response to the activity notification matching the change needed, the change scheduled at the selected remote system is canceled by the change management system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, implemented by a processor coupled to a memory, comprising:
determining a change needed to a selected remote system from a plurality of remote systems, the change managed at a change management system that manages changes to the plurality of remote systems; identifying a change management time window when the change is scheduled to be performed at the selected remote system; sending a monitoring request to the selected remote system, wherein the monitoring request causes the selected remote system to run a monitoring process; receiving, from the selected remote system, an activity notification that was identified by the monitoring process; and in response to the activity notification matching the change needed, canceling, at the change management system, the change scheduled at the selected remote system.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the change needed is a reboot of the remote system.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving, at the change management system, a plurality of activity notifications from a set of the plurality of remote systems; and
canceling one or more changes scheduled at one or more of the set of remote systems in response to the plurality of activity notifications matching at least one of a set of changes needed at the respective one or more remote systems.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the change is one of a plurality of changes needed at the selected remote system, and wherein the method further comprises:
removing the change that matches the activity notification, wherein one or more of the plurality of changes remain to be performed during the change management time window; and
performing the remaining changes during the change management time window.

5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the monitoring request includes the change needed and wherein the monitoring process is adapted to identify when an activity that matches the change needed is performed by the remote system.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the monitoring process is adapted to deactivate when one or more activities, including the activity, have matched each of one or more changes needed, including the change needed.

7 . The method of claim 6 wherein each of the one or more changes needed are selected from a group consisting of a reboot of the remote system, an uptime detection, and a high utilization detection.

8 . An information handling system comprising:
one or more processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; and a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to perform actions comprising:
determining a change needed to a selected remote system from a plurality of remote systems, the change managed at a change management system that manages changes to the plurality of remote systems;
identifying a change management time window when the change is scheduled to be performed at the selected remote system;
sending a monitoring request to the selected remote system, wherein the monitoring request causes the selected remote system to run a monitoring process;
receiving, from the selected remote system, an activity notification that was identified by the monitoring process; and
in response to the activity notification matching the change needed, canceling, at the change management system, the change scheduled at the selected remote system.

9 . The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the change needed is a reboot of the remote system.

10 . The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the actions further comprise:
receiving, at the change management system, a plurality of activity notifications from a set of the plurality of remote systems; and
canceling one or more changes scheduled at one or more of the set of remote systems in response to the plurality of activity notifications matching at least one of a set of changes needed at the respective one or more remote systems.

11 . The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the change is one of a plurality of changes needed at the selected remote system, and wherein the actions further comprise:
removing the change that matches the activity notification, wherein one or more of the plurality of changes remain to be performed during the change management time window; and
performing the remaining changes during the change management time window.

12 . The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the monitoring request includes the change needed and wherein the monitoring process is adapted to identify when an activity that matches the change needed is performed by the remote system.

13 . The information handling system of claim 12 wherein the monitoring process is adapted to deactivate when one or more activities, including the activity, have matched each of one or more changes needed, including the change needed.

14 . The information handling system of claim 13 wherein each of the one or more changes needed are selected from a group consisting of a reboot of the remote system, an uptime detection, and a high utilization detection.

15 . A computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium comprising a set of computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, are effective to perform actions comprising: determining a change needed to a selected remote system from a plurality of remote systems, the change managed at a change management system that manages changes to the plurality of remote systems; identifying a change management time window when the change is scheduled to be performed at the selected remote system; sending a monitoring request to the selected remote system, wherein the monitoring request causes the selected remote system to run a monitoring process; receiving, from the selected remote system, an activity notification that was identified by the monitoring process; and in response to the activity notification matching the change needed, canceling, at the change management system, the change scheduled at the selected remote system.

16 . The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the change needed is a reboot of the remote system.

17 . The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the actions further comprise:
receiving, at the change management system, a plurality of activity notifications from a set of the plurality of remote systems; and
canceling one or more changes scheduled at one or more of the set of remote systems in response to the plurality of activity notifications matching at least one of a set of changes needed at the respective one or more remote systems.

18 . The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the change is one of a plurality of changes needed at the selected remote system, and wherein the actions further comprise:
removing the change that matches the activity notification, wherein one or more of the plurality of changes remain to be performed during the change management time window; and
performing the remaining changes during the change management time window.

19 . The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the monitoring request includes the change needed and wherein the monitoring process is adapted to identify when an activity that matches the change needed is performed by the remote system.

20 .

21 . The computer program product of claim 19 wherein the monitoring process is adapted to deactivate when one or more activities, including th

Assignees

• Kyndryl Inc

Inventors

• Rodriguez Bravo Cesar Augusto
• Eckert Kim A
• Campos Batista David Alonso

Classifications

• H04L41/0869

  Validating the configuration within one network element · CPC title

• H04L41/082 Primary

  the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality · CPC title

• G06F9/4416 Primary

  Network booting; Remote initial program loading [RIPL] · CPC title