Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to a method and device of determining a location of a server in a data center by establishing a relationship between a rack unit where each server of the data center is located and a port of a switch and determining the rack unit where the server is located based on a port of a switch connected to the server and the established relationship, and determining a location of the rack unit where the server is located based on relative positions of the switch connected to the server and a plurality of reference points.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus of software solution delivery. The method comprises: receiving hardware requirements and software requirements associated with the software solution; determining, according to the hardware requirements and the software requirements, hardware resources and delivery contents associated with the software solution based on a set of predefined policies; retrieving the determined hardware resources from a pool of hardware resources; and delivering the delivery contents to the determined hardware resources. The embodiments of the present disclosure use a set of predefined policies to determine hardware resources to which a software solution will be delivered, as well as delivery contents associated with the software solution to be delivered, thereby providing an automated software solution delivery process.

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to a method and device of determining a location of a server in a data center by establishing a relationship between a rack unit where each server of the data center is located and a port of a switch and determining the rack unit where the server is located based on a port of a switch connected to the server and the established relationship, and determining a location of the rack unit where the server is located based on relative positions of the switch connected to the server and a plurality of reference points.