Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for performing computational offloads for composed information handling systems. The method includes obtaining, by a system control processor associated with a composed information handling system, a computational offload request associated with a dataset from an application executing on an at least one compute resource set; in response to obtaining the computational offload request: identifying a dataset location associated with the dataset in the composed information handling system; identifying resources of the composed information handling system capable of performing the computational offload request; selecting a resource of the resources to perform the computational offload; and initiating performance of the computational offload request on the selected resource.

Abstract: A system for providing computer implemented services using information handling systems includes a composed information handling system that provides, at least in part, the computer implemented services and a system control processor manager. The system control processor manager instantiates a utilization monitor in a system control processor of the composed information handling system; and monitors, using the utilization monitor, a use rate of computing resources of the composed information handling system by a client.

Abstract: A distributed secure communication system includes a first System Control Processor (SCP) subsystem coupled to second and third SCP subsystems via a network. The first SCP subsystem identifies the second SCP subsystem, signs a first SCP authentication communication with a first private key to provide a first signed SCP authentication communication that it transmits to the second SCP subsystem. The first SCP subsystem receives a second signed SCP authentication communication from the second SCP subsystem, authenticates the second signed SCP authentication communication using a second public key associated with the second SCP subsystem and, in response, establishes a first secure communication channel with the second SCP subsystem.

Abstract: A method for managing composed information handling systems includes obtaining, by a system control processor, a composition request for a composed information handling system of the composed information handling systems, wherein the composition request comprises an operational instances requirement, and initially allocating only a minimum number of instances of a resource based on the operational instances requirement to the composed information handling system, wherein at least one of the minimum number of instances of the resource is provided by a first information handling system, wherein the first information handling system is operatively connected to the system control processor manager.

Abstract: A method for managing composed information handling systems includes obtaining a composition request for a composed information handling system, making a first determination that a first information handling system is not capable of servicing the composition request local, and based on the first determination: allocating, an available resource on the first information handling system to the composed information handling system, sending a resource allocation request to a system control processor manager for access to an additional resource, obtain, in response to the allocation request, a notification for access to a second information handling system of the information handling systems that provides the available resource, setting up management services for available resource and the additional resource to obtain logical hardware resources, and presenting the logical hardware resources to at least one compute resource set as bare metal resources.

Abstract: A device access control system includes a first computing system that is coupled to a second computing system via a network, and that includes a device access controller subsystem coupled to devices, a central processing subsystem, and a device access control manager subsystem. The device access control manager subsystem identifies first application(s) configured for provisioning by the central processing subsystem and second application(s) configured for provisioning by the second computing system, configures the device access controller subsystem to provide the central processing subsystem access to a first subset of the devices to allow the central processing subsystem to provide the first application(s), and configures the device access controller subsystem to provide the second computing system access via the device access control manager subsystem to a second subset of the devices to allow the second computing device to provide the second application(s) using the second subset of the devices.

Abstract: A method for managing composed information handling systems includes receiving, by a system control processor, a mirroring policy from a system control processor manager, receiving an application write request from a first application instance, based on the application write request and the mirroring policy: initiating servicing of the application write request by a first composed information handling system, initiating servicing of an SCP write request by a second composed information handling system, wherein the SCP write request is based on the application write request, receiving a SCP response from the SCP write request from a second system control processor, wherein a second composed information handling system comprises the second system control processor and is executing a second application instance of the cluster application, and sending a write response to the first application instance, wherein the write response is based, at least in part, on the SCP response.

Abstract: A distributed key management system includes a first SCP subsystem coupled to second SCP subsystems via a network. The first SCP subsystem establishes secure communication channels with the second SCP subsystems, and a first key management subsystem in the first SCP subsystem retrieves enabling key(s) for communicating via the secure communication channels from a second key management subsystem in one of the second SCP subsystems, and stores the enabling key(s). The first key management subsystem then receives a first enabling key request from the first SCP subsystem and determines whether the first SCP subsystem is trusted. If the first SCP subsystem is trusted, the first key management subsystem provides the first SCP subsystem access to the at least one enabling key. If the first SCP subsystem is not trusted, the first key management subsystem prevents the first SCP subsystem from accessing the at least one enabling key stored.

Abstract: A graph-based data flow control system includes a control plane system coupled to SCP subsystems. The control plane system identifies a workload, and identifies service(s) on the SCP subsystems for manipulating/exchanging data to perform the workload. The control plane system generates a respective SCP-local data flow control graph for each SCP subsystem that defines how their service(s) will manipulate/exchange data within that SCP subsystem, and generates inter-SCP data flow control graph(s) that define how service(s) provided by at least one SCP subsystem will manipulate/exchange data with service(s) provided by at least one other SCP subsystem. The control plane system then transmits each respective SCP-local data flow control graph to each of the SCP subsystems, and the inter-SCP data flow control graph(s) to at least one SCP subsystem, for use by the SCP subsystems in causing their service(s) to manipulate/exchange data to perform the workload.

Abstract: A workload compliance governor system includes a management system coupled to a computing system. A workload compliance governor subsystem in the computing system receives a workload performance request associated with a workload, exchanges hardware compose communications with the management system to compose hardware components for the workload, and receives back an identification of hardware components. The workload compliance governor subsystem then determines that the identified hardware components satisfy hardware compliance requirements for the workload, and configures the identified hardware components in the computing system based on the software compliance requirements for the workload in order to cause those identified hardware components to provide an operating system and at least one application that operate to perform the workload.

Abstract: A communication system personality provisioning system includes a communication system included in a computing system and coupled to a management system. The communication system stores authentication information in a UEFI database of a UEFI system in the communication system. The communication system receives a first operating software image and application/service from the management system, authenticates the first operating software image and application/service via first secure initialization operations performed by the UEFI system using the authentication information and, in response, installs the first operating software image and application/service on the communication system.

Abstract: A graph-based data multi-operation system includes a data multi-operation management subsystem coupled to an application and accelerator subsystems. The data multi-operation management subsystem receives a data multi-operation graph from the application that identifies first data and defines operations for performance on the first data to transform the first data into second data. The data multi-operation management subsystem assigns each of the operations to at least one of the accelerator systems, and configures the accelerator subsystems to perform the operations in a sequence that transforms the first data into the second data, When the data multi-operation management subsystem determine a completion status for the performance of the operations by the accelerator subsystems, it transmits a completion status communication to the application that indicates the completion status of the performance of the plurality of operations by the plurality of accelerator subsystems.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for composition for complex solutions. The method may include receiving, by a system control processor manager, a composition request to compose a composed information handling system, the request comprising a solution manifest file; parsing, by the system control processor manager, the solution manifest file to identify a solution requirement set; performing, using the solution requirement set, an analysis of a telemetry data map and a topology and connectivity graph; making a determination, based on the analysis, that the composition request may be satisfied using resources represented in the topology and connectivity graph; and composing the composed information handling system based on the determination.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for building resource zone information, the method may include performing a discovery to obtain a set of compute resources, a set of target resources, and a set of fabric managers; constructing, based on the discovery, a topology and connectivity graph that includes the set of compute resources, the set of target resources, and connections between the set of compute resources and the set of target resources; selecting a compute resource of the set of compute resources; creating a zone comprising the compute resource; making a first determination, using the topology and connectivity graph, a subset of targets of the set of target resources that are connected to the compute resource; and adding the subset of targets to the zone.

Abstract: In general, the invention relate to providing computer implemented services using information handling systems. One or more embodiments includes after being allocated to a composed information handling system of the composed information handling systems: monitoring health of a hardware resource of the composed information handling system, making a determination, based on the monitoring of the health of the hardware resource, that the hardware resource is in a compromised state, and based on the determination, initiating a hardware replacement operation using replacement option information (ROI) for the hardware resource and replacement conditions for the hardware resource.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor; a network interface; and a physical storage resource having data stored thereon that is usable by a virtual resource that is executable on the processor. The network interface may accelerate migration of the data to a destination system by, in response to a command from a virtual machine manager: offloading, from the processor, a copying process configured to copy the data to the destination system; tracking portions of the data that are changed by the virtual resource during the copying process; notifying the virtual machine manager that a designated checkpoint has been reached in the copying process; causing the virtual resource to pause; completing the copying process; and causing the virtual resource to resume and use the copied data at the destination instead of the data on the physical storage resource.

Abstract: In general, the invention relates to providing computer implemented services using information handling systems. One or more embodiments of the invention includes identifying a hardware resource requirement in a composition request for a composed information handling system, wherein the hardware resource requirement specifies a hardware resource with data transformation functionality (DTF), identifying a hardware resource that does not have the DTF, connecting the hardware resource to a DTF container, wherein the DTF container implements the DTF and emulates the hardware resource with DTF, and initiating composition of the composed information handling system using the DTF container, wherein the DTF container satisfies the hardware resource requirement.

Abstract: In general, the invention relates to providing computer implemented services using information handling systems. One or more embodiments of the invention includes receiving a request to decompose a composed information handling system, wherein the composed information handling system comprises a hardware resource, obtaining a cleaning requirement for the hardware resource, initiating, based on the cleaning requirement, a cleaning operation on the hardware resource, receive a confirmation that the cleaning operation is complete, and after receiving the confirmation, set a state of the hardware resource to allocatable.

Abstract: A device access control system includes a first computing system that is coupled to a second computing system via a network, and that includes a device access controller subsystem coupled to devices, a central processing subsystem, and a device access control manager subsystem. The device access control manager subsystem identifies first application(s) configured for provisioning by the central processing subsystem and second application(s) configured for provisioning by the second computing system, configures the device access controller subsystem to provide the central processing subsystem access to a first subset of the devices to allow the central processing subsystem to provide the first application(s), and configures the device access controller subsystem to provide the second computing system access via the device access control manager subsystem to a second subset of the devices to allow the second computing device to provide the second application(s) using the second subset of the devices.

Abstract: A communication system personality provisioning system includes a communication system included in a computing system and coupled to a management system. The communication system stores authentication information in a UEFI database of a UEFI system in the communication system. The communication system receives a first operating software image and application/service from the management system, authenticates the first operating software image and application/service via first secure initialization operations performed by the UEFI system using the authentication information and, in response, installs the first operating software image and application/service on the communication system.