Abstract: The disclosure provides an approach for alarm state restoration. Embodiments include determining a plurality of alarm definitions applicable to an inventory of a plurality of entities in a computing environment. Embodiments include assigning each given alarm definition of the plurality of alarm definitions to a given alarm category of a plurality of alarm categories. Embodiments include restoring declared states of the plurality of alarms definition on the inventory based on the assigning, wherein the restoring comprises, for each given alarm category of the plurality of alarm categories, performing a single traversal of the inventory to identify all respective entities of the plurality of entities that correspond to one or more alarm definitions assigned to the given alarm category.

Abstract: A method and system of cloning a multi-tiered application is disclosed and it comprises of validating received source server configuration data against received target server configuration data. Further the data at a set of nodes on the target server is restored. The cloning of the multi-tiered application is initiated based on a set of predetermined rules, wherein the cloning comprises a set of sequential actions performed at each of the set of nodes. The method of cloning comprises of generating a set of dynamic configuration files for the set of nodes based on the predefined restore rules and the validation and also generating a set of tokens for the set of nodes to communicate status of refresh. Further the target application is restored based on the set of dynamic configuration files and the set of sequential actions at each of the set of nodes is performed based on the status of set of tokens.

Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include detecting a failure of a first memory subsystem of a plurality of memory subsystems. A first recovery instruction is sent to a second memory subsystem of the plurality of memory subsystems. The first recovery instruction directs the second memory subsystem to recover a first subset of data stored by the first memory subsystem. A second recovery instruction is sent to a third memory subsystem of the plurality of memory subsystems. The second recovery instruction directs the third memory subsystem to rebuild a second subset of data stored by the first memory subsystem. The first and second subsets of data differ from one another.

Abstract: Establishing a diagnostic OS for an information handling system platform performing a UEFI BIOS boot to place the platform in a pre-OS state. Upon detecting a particular POST error and/or a platform configuration policy, an embedded OS kernel may be launched into a DRTM-authenticated measured launch environment (MLE). Additional objects for the diagnostic OS may be downloaded. The additional objects may include an initial ramdisk (initrd) module and one or more applications specific to the particular diagnostic OS. The diagnostic OS may be launched as follows: for each diagnostic OS application, launching the application and extending a measurement of the application into a DRTM PCR. Launching the diagnostic OS may include launching an initrd module and extending a measurement of the initrd module into the DRTM PCR. A measurement of embedded OS kernel may be extended into the TPM and the embedded OS kernel may validate the UEFI BIOS sequence.

Abstract: Computing systems, for example, multi-tenant systems deploy software artifacts in data centers created in a cloud platform using a cloud platform infrastructure language that is cloud platform independent. The system uses a control datacenter with a set of service groups used for configuring other datacenters, for example, for performing continuous delivery of software artifacts for other datacenters. The system configures on the cloud platform: (1) a primary control datacenter, (2) a secondary control datacenter, and (3) a tertiary control datacenter. Each control datacenter is configured to act as one or more of: (a) an active control datacenter for configuring cloud infrastructure on tenant datacenters, wherein a tenant datacenter is associated with a tenant of a multi-tenant system, (b) a standby control datacenter for taking over as the active control datacenter, or (c) a recovery control datacenter for fixing components of another control datacenter.

Abstract: Data protection operations including replication operations from a production site to a replica site are disclosed. An example method assessing applications operating on a production virtual machine based on a replication strategy. The replication strategy is configured to identify related applications and ensure that the related applications are replicated to different replica virtual machines. The applications are then replicated from the production virtual machines to the replica virtual machines according to the replication strategy. The replication strategy can improve performance of the recovery operation.

Abstract: In general, a device comprising a processor and a memory may be configured to perform various aspects of the techniques described in this disclosure. The processor may conduct, based on configuration parameters, each of a plurality of simulation iterations within the test environment to collect a corresponding plurality of simulation datasets representative of operating states of the network device. The processor may perform a regression analysis with respect to each of the plurality of configuration parameters and each of the plurality of simulation datasets to generate a light weight model representative of the network device that predicts an operating state of the network device. The processor may output the light weight model for use in a computing resource restricted network device to enable prediction of the operating state of the computing resource restricted network device when configured with the configuration parameters. The memory may store the light weight model.

Abstract: A method includes receiving signaling indicative of performance of a reset operation involving a first physical function associated with a controller of a memory device and initiating a first timer that corresponds to an amount of time available for the first physical function associated with the controller of the memory device to complete execution of pending commands. The method further includes initiating a second timer that corresponds to an amount of time available for a second physical function associated with the controller of the memory device to complete execution of pending commands and initiating a third timer that corresponds to an amount of time available for the second physical function associated with the controller of the memory device to join a recovery operation that is instigated as a result of performance of the reset operation.

Abstract: A test and measurement system for analyzing a device under test, including a database configured to store test results related to tests performed with one or more prior devices under test, a receiver to receive new test results about a new device under test, a data analyzer configured to analyze the new test results based on the stored test results, and a health score generator configured to generate a health score for the new device under test based on the analysis from the data analyzer.

Abstract: A computing system is configured to receive user data from a user associated with a decentralized identifier (DID) and authenticate the user based on the DID via data recorded on a distributed ledger. In response to authenticating the user, the computing system stores the user data redundantly at each of a plurality of decentralized identity stores. One of the plurality of decentralized identity stores is designated as a primary decentralized identity store. In particular, redundantly storing the user data includes storing the user data at the primary decentralized identity store, and causing each remaining decentralized identity store in the plurality of decentralized identity stores to store the user data following the primary decentralized identity store.

Abstract: Edge device task management by receiving an indicator corresponding to a first container running a task on a first edge device of a cluster of edge devices, wherein the indicator indicates an error status of the first container, and wherein task data of the task is stored in a first local storage of the first edge device, selecting a second edge device from the cluster of edge devices, wherein a second container on the second edge device is to run the task, instructing the first and second edge devices to transfer the task data from the first local storage of the first edge device to a second local storage of the second edge device, and in response to receiving a notification that indicates the task data has been transferred from the first local storage to the second local storage, sending the task to the second container.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for automating the rollout of database changes. For example, a method includes detecting a change in database code of a database resulting in a changed database code. The change in the database code includes a parameter rollout for at least one parameter setting of the database. Execution of a query associated with the change in the database code is monitored. The query uses the at least one parameter setting. A regression in the changed database code is detected based on the monitoring. Impact analysis is performed to determine a scope of impact of the regression on at least another query using the at least one parameter setting. A determination is made on whether to perform a rollback of the change in the database code or perform mitigation based on the scope of impact.

Abstract: An information handling system may detect an exception, create a hand-off block in an NVMe boot partition in an NVMe device during a pre-extensible firmware interface phase of a boot process, and update the hand-off block with information associated with the exception. The system may also load an exception table to the NVMe boot partition, wherein the exception table includes an index associated with the exception that is mapped to a vector associated with an exception handler, and load the exception handler to the NVMe boot partition, wherein the exception handler resolves the exception.

Abstract: A method for failure event notification in an event recordation and distribution system. The method including monitoring each stage of processing of an event by an event publisher manager, detecting a failure of the event to publish in the event recordation and distribution system, and publishing an error event notification to a status stream in response to detecting the failure.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for identifying production incidents and implementing automated preventive and corrective measures are disclosed. A processor automatically triggers, in response to a generated incident of a job/process/host failure, a self-healing service. The processor identifies an application to which the event generated belongs to by accessing a database that stores the application and host details; fetches functional identification (ID) of the application from the database, identifies the type of job failure or service degradation; automatically executes, by utilizing predefined micro services, the steps required for mitigation; records, in response to executing, outcome of the mitigation in the database along with output at each stage of execution; and evaluates the outcome of the mitigation by executing health checks using micro services to determine whether the failed job or process or host is healthy; and closes the incident based on healthy determination.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for controlling unmanned systems (UMSs), such as unmanned aircraft, are provided. A UMS can be provided that includes a physical computer, one or more auxiliary systems for the UMS, and a payload. The physical computer can execute software to cause the physical computer at least to instantiate a plurality of virtual computers that include a mission virtual computer and a payload virtual computer for: controlling the one or more auxiliary systems for the UMS using the mission virtual computer, communicating with the payload using the payload virtual computer, determining whether a software fault has occurred on one virtual computer of the plurality of virtual computers, and after determining that a software fault has occurred on one virtual computer of the plurality of virtual computers, preventing the software fault from causing a fault on a different virtual computer of the plurality of virtual computers.

Abstract: A control method for error handling in a controller, storage medium therefor, controller, and storage device. The controller for use in a first device is capable of linking to a second device according to an interconnection protocol. The control method includes the following steps: handling a first error information by transmitting a negative acknowledgement control (NAC) message to the second device according to the interconnection protocol through the controller, wherein the first error information indicates a first error occurring while the controller performs data reception according to a protocol layer of the interconnection protocol; and setting error handling status data to indicate that error handling is asserted for the first error information so that the controller does not handle sequence number errors occurring after the first error until the error handling status data is set to indicate that the error handling is de-asserted.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are vector index registers for storing or loading indexes of true and/or false results of conditional operations using multiple lane processing in vector processors. Each of the vector index registers store multiple addresses for accessing multiple positions in operand vectors in various types of operations that can leverage multi-lane processing.

Abstract: A computing system initialization system includes a BIOS processing system coupled to a computing device via a first I/O access connection, to a BIOS memory system via a second I/O access connection that is a relatively higher speed I/O access connection than the first I/O connection, and to a BIOS module. The BIOS processing system retrieves device data from the computing device via the first I/O access connection, stores the device data in the BIOS memory system via the second I/O access connection, and performs initialization operations subsequent to storing the device data in the BIOS memory system. During the initialization operations, the BIOS processing determines that the BIOS module requires the device data and, in response, retrieves the device data from the BIOS memory system via the second I/O access connection, and provides the device data that was retrieved from the BIOS memory system to the BIOS module.

Abstract: In the face of ransomware attacks, which can be increasingly difficult to effectively prevent, a solution can be considered to be the minimization of the cost and time taken to recover data and, hence business activities. Embodiments perform a restore operation that include automatically identifying the most recent healthy backup, from which data should be restored, and the prioritizing of the order in which data should be restored.