Unified Server Management Commands Across Vendor-Specific Interfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Administrators face high training costs and management difficulties due to the need to configure different management programs for servers from various manufacturers, leading to low work efficiency and increased technical support costs.
Innovation Solution
A device management method that involves obtaining a management page for a first electronic device, performing a management operation, generating an operation record, and creating an executable command based on this record, which can be executed by a target device to instruct other electronic devices to perform the same management operation, thereby standardizing management across devices with different management programs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If administrators use different management programs for servers from various manufacturers, then each server can be managed according to its specific requirements, but administrators face high training costs and management difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal management interface that can manage multiple types of electronic devices (servers from different manufacturers) through a single unified tool. The system translates different management program protocols into a common interface, allowing administrators to perform monitoring, configuration, and updating operations on diverse devices without needing to learn multiple specialized management programs.
2Reliability
If administrators configure management instructions for each management program separately, then specific management operations can be performed on each device, but work efficiency decreases and technical support costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple device-specific management programs into a single unified management interface. Instead of requiring separate configuration instructions for each management program, the system combines them into one integrated platform that handles monitoring, configuration, and updating operations across all devices through standardized procedures, thereby improving administrative efficiency while maintaining reliable device management.
3Adaptability or versatility
If service providers purchase servers from different manufacturers to safeguard supply chain operations, then supply chain resilience is improved, but management complexity increases due to different management programs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a unified management interface as an intermediary layer between administrators and diverse server devices from different manufacturers. This intermediary translates and standardizes communication between the administrator and various device-specific management programs, allowing service providers to maintain supply chain flexibility by purchasing from multiple manufacturers while reducing the perceived management complexity for administrators.
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AI summary
A device management method includes obtaining a management page for managing a first electronic device, performing a first management operation on the first electronic device based on the management page, obtaining an operation record generated when performing the first management operation on the first electronic device through the management page, and generating an executable command based on the operation record. The executable command is performed by a target device. The target device is configured to instruct one or more second electronic devices to perform the first management operation based on the executable command.