Abstract: A method for interfacing with a command line interface utility which includes defining a data schema for command line interface data, defining a command line interface option object using the data schema, and linking the command line interface option object to a command line interface function to interact with a system management function.

Abstract: A deployment module of a RAID deployment management system integrates vendor-specific RAID configurations into a vendor-independent infrastructure with a RAID configuration utility that translates vendor-specific formatted configuration information to vendor-independent formatted configuration information. A user interface determines a RAID configuration for a target information handling system from a unique identifier associated with the target information handling system and deploys the configuration information through a deployment engine that selects a boot file from a DHCP server for the target to boot to with a PXE client. The deployment engine loads an agent to the target that executes to configure the target and then resets the boot file associated with the target so that subsequent boot allows the configured target to deploy software.

Abstract: A method for interfacing with a command line interface utility which includes defining a data schema for command line interface data, defining a command line interface option object using the data schema, and linking the command line interface option object to a command line interface function to interact with a system management function.

Abstract: A deployment module of a RAID deployment management system integrates vendor-specific RAID configurations into a vendor-independent infrastructure with a RAID configuration utility that translates vendor-specific formatted configuration information to vendor-independent formatted configuration information. A user interface determines a RAID configuration for a target information handling system from a unique identifier associated with the target information handling system and deploys the configuration information through a deployment engine that selects a boot file from a DHCP server for the target to boot to with a PXE client. The deployment engine loads an agent to the target that executes to configure the target and then resets the boot file associated with the target so that subsequent boot allows the configured target to deploy software.

Abstract: A remote deployment manager infers a target information handling system state from status information discovered from the target information handling system and applies the inferred target information handling system state to validate actions performed to the target information handling system. A discovery module discovers status information to which an inferred state engine applies state calculation rules to infer a target state without having to rely on tasks performed to the target. An action. validator applies the inferred state to actions requested from a user interface to ensure that only valid actions are communicated to a target information handling system. Valid actions may include remote commands for RAID configuration, capture of an image, deployment of a captured image or preassignment of an image to an undiscovered target information handing system.