Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for generating instruction data to update components in a converged infrastructure system

1. A method for generating instruction data to update components in a converged infrastructure system, the method comprising:

identifying components in a converged infrastructure system that require remediation in order to comply with a defined converged infrastructure configuration by comparing software revision identifiers associated with the defined converged infrastructure configuration to software revision identifiers associated with the components in the converged infrastructure system;

identifying remediation content to enable each of the identified components to be compliant with the defined converged infrastructure configuration, wherein the remediation content includes software to update the identified components;

determining a remediation process based on the identified remediation content associated with the components of the converged infrastructure system, wherein the determined remediation process includes an order of steps used to update the identified components in the converged infrastructure system with the software, wherein the order of steps includes a minimum number of steps needed to update the identified components in the converged infrastructure system; and

generating instruction data indicating the determined remediation process to be applied to the identified components in the converged infrastructure system.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving selection information indicating the defined converged infrastructure configuration to be applied to the converged infrastructure system.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising retrieving the remediation content for the identified components from a repository.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the generated instruction data indicates one or more locations in the repository where the remediation content is stored.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein generating the instruction data comprises generating the instruction data in at least one form from a group consisting of an electronic document form, a physical document form, and a visual display form.

6. A converged infrastructure system, the system comprising:

an update module stored in a memory and configured to:

identify components in a converged infrastructure system that require remediation in order to comply with a defined converged infrastructure configuration by comparing software revision identifiers associated with the defined converged infrastructure configuration to software revision identifiers associated with the components in the converged infrastructure system,

identify remediation content to enable each of the identified components to be compliant with the defined converged infrastructure configuration, wherein the remediation content includes software to update the identified components, and

determine a remediation process based on the identified remediation content associated with the components of the converged infrastructure system, wherein the determined remediation process includes an order of steps used to update the identified components in the converged infrastructure system with the software, wherein the order of steps includes a minimum number of steps needed to update the identified components in the converged infrastructure system; and

an instruction data generation module stored in the memory and configured to generate instruction data indicating the determined remediation process to be applied to the identified components in the converged infrastructure system.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the update module is further configured to receive selection information indicating the defined converged infrastructure configuration to be applied to the converged infrastructure system.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the update module is further configured to retrieve the remediation content for the identified components from a repository.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the generated instruction data indicates one or more locations in the repository where the remediation content is stored.

10. The system of claim 6 wherein the instruction data generation module is further configured to generate the instruction data in at least one form from a group consisting of an electronic document form, a physical document form, and a visual display form.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:

identifying components in a converged infrastructure system that require remediation in order to comply with a defined converged infrastructure configuration by comparing software revision identifiers associated with the defined converged infrastructure configuration to software revision identifiers associated with the components in the converged infrastructure system;

identifying remediation content to enable each of the identified components to be compliant with the defined converged infrastructure configuration, wherein the remediation content includes software to update the identified components;

determining a remediation process based on the identified remediation content associated with the components of the converged infrastructure system, wherein the determined remediation process includes an order of steps used to update the identified components in the converged infrastructure system with the software, wherein the order of steps includes a minimum number of steps needed to update the identified components in the converged infrastructure system; and

generating instruction data indicating the determined remediation process to be applied to the identified components in the converged infrastructure system.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 further comprising retrieving the remediation content for the identified components from a repository.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein the generated instruction data indicates one or more locations in the repository where the remediation content is stored.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein generating the instruction data comprises generating the instruction data in at least one form from a group consisting of an electronic document form, a physical document form, and a visual display form.