Abstract: A host device comprises a processor coupled to a memory. Upon installation or update of a software program configured to execute on the host device and wherein a management operation is to be performed for the software program in conjunction with a management server, the host device is configured to send a query to a given system with which the host device interacts with respect to one or more operations different than the management operation. The host device is further configured to obtain from the given system, in response to the query, a reply with management server information previously stored on the given system, and then utilize the management server information obtained from the given system to communicate with the management server to perform the management operation.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first host device comprising a first multi-path input-output (MPIO) driver configured to discover additional MPIO drivers of additional host devices of an enterprise system that utilize a given piece of software for controlling delivery of input-output operations to a storage system over selected ones of a plurality of paths through a network, the given software being licensed by a license server external to the enterprise system. The first MPIO driver is also configured to obtain a pool of licenses for the given software from the license server and to receive from a given one of the additional MPIO drivers a request for a license to utilize the given software. The first MPIO driver is further configured to check out one of the pool of licenses and enable use of the given software by the given additional MPIO based at least in part on the checked-out license.

Abstract: A host device comprises a processor coupled to a memory. Upon installation or update of a software program configured to execute on the host device and wherein a management operation is to be performed for the software program in conjunction with a management server, the host device is configured to send a query to a given system with which the host device interacts with respect to one or more operations different than the management operation. The host device is further configured to obtain from the given system, in response to the query, a reply with management server information previously stored on the given system, and then utilize the management server information obtained from the given system to communicate with the management server to perform the management operation.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first host device comprising a first multi-path input-output (MPIO) driver configured to discover additional MPIO drivers of additional host devices of an enterprise system that utilize a given piece of software for controlling delivery of input-output operations to a storage system over selected ones of a plurality of paths through a network, the given software being licensed by a license server external to the enterprise system. The first MPIO driver is also configured to obtain a pool of licenses for the given software from the license server and to receive from a given one of the additional MPIO drivers a request for a license to utilize the given software. The first MPIO driver is further configured to check out one of the pool of licenses and enable use of the given software by the given additional MPIO based at least in part on the checked-out license.