Information handling system configuration parameter history management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9753749-B2
Application number	US-201514789847-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2015
Priority date	Jul 1, 2015
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

A method and information handling system configured to obtain legacy client information handling system performance data of a legacy client information handling system, to identify legacy client information handling system performance constraints, to receive legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values, information handling system configuration parameter values comprising motherboard configuration parameter values and component configuration parameter values, to identify replacement client information handling system performance enhancements relative to the legacy client information handling system performance constraints based on improved replacement client information handling system capabilities and capacities relative to legacy client information handling system capabilities and capacities, to determine replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values based on the legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values and the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements, and to apply settings of the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, at a management information handling system, comprising:
identifying, at the management information handling system, legacy client information handling system performance constraints imposed by the legacy client information handling system;
receiving, at the management information handling system, legacy client information handling system performance data of a legacy client information handling system;
receiving, at the management information handling system, legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values of the legacy client information handling system, information handling system configuration parameter values comprising motherboard configuration parameter values and component configuration parameter values;
storing the legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values in a memory device;
identifying, at the management information handling system, replacement client information handling system performance enhancements relative to the legacy client information handling system performance constraints;
executing, via an application processor, instructions of a system configuration management system to determine replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values based on the legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values and the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values comprise an indication of a need for fast charging a battery and the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements are based, at least in part, on an improved replacement client information handling system battery charging rate relative to legacy client information handling system battery charging rate.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the legacy client information handling system performance data comprise legacy client information handling system cache utilization data and the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements are based, at least in part, on an improved storage drive selected from a group consisting of a solid state drive (SSD) and a hybrid drive, wherein the hybrid drive comprises flash memory and a rotating disk platter, and the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values comprise a replacement client information handling system cache size.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the legacy client information handling system performance data comprise a legacy client information handling system usage data, the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements comprise improved power consumption and the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values comprise a replacement client information handling system sleep setting to reduce time spent in at least one sleep state.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
transmitting settings of the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values to a replacement client information handling system to configure the replacement client information handling system to operate according to the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values comprise a legacy client information handling system display brightness parameter value, the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements comprise an improved display brightness capability, and the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values comprise an increased nits display configuration parameter value.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the increased nits display configuration parameter value provides an improved performance selected from a group consisting of a brightness and a video memory utilization.

8. A management information handling system comprising:
an application processor executing instructions executing instructions of a system configuration management system:
to obtain legacy client information handling system performance data of a legacy client information handling system, and
to identify, at the management information handling system, legacy client information handling system performance constraints imposed by the legacy client information handling system;

a network adapter for receiving, from a client information handling system, to receive, at the management information handling system, legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values of the legacy client information handling system, information handling system configuration parameter values comprising motherboard configuration parameter values and component configuration parameter values;
a memory device to store the legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values in a memory device, wherein the management information handling system is configured:
to identify, at the management information handling system, replacement client information handling system performance enhancements relative to the legacy client information handling system performance constraints,
to determine replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values based on the legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values and the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements.

9. The management information handling system of claim 8 wherein the legacy client information handling system configuration parameter values comprise an indication of a need for fast charging a battery and the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements are based, at least in part, on an improved replacement client information handling system battery charging rate relative to legacy client information handling system battery charging rate.

10. The management information handling system of claim 8 wherein the legacy client information handling system performance data comprise legacy client information handling system cache utilization data and the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements are based, at least in part, on an improved storage drive selected from a group consisting of a solid state drive (SSD) and a hybrid drive, wherein the hybrid drive comprises flash memory and a rotating disk platter, and the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values comprise a replacement client information handling system cache size.

11. The management information handling system of claim 8 wherein the legacy client information handling system performance data comprise a legacy client information handling system usage data, the replacement client information handling system performance enhancements comprise improved power consumption and the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values comprise a replacement client information handling system sleep setting to reduce time spent in at least one sleep state.

12. The management information handling system of claim 8 further configured to transmit settings of the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values to a replacement client information handling system to configure the replacement client information handling system to operate according to the replacement client information handling system configuration parameter values.

13. The management information

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Gatson Michael S
• Kozlowski Joseph
• Lo Yuan-Chang
• Vichare Nikhil M

Classifications

• G06F9/44505 Primary

  Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files · CPC title

• Y02D10/00

  Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management · CPC title