System and method for aggregating communication and control of wireless end-points in a data center
A server rack, includes a first system and a second system. The first system includes a host processing complex and a first wireless management system that manages a managed element of the first system out of band from a hosted processing environment instantiated on the first system and that provides a first wireless connection beacon. The second system includes a second wireless management system that receives the first wireless connection beacon and that provides a first indication to the first wireless management system that the second wireless management system received the first wireless connection beacon. The first wireless management system further determines a first location of the second system based upon the first indication.
1. A server rack, comprising:
a first system including a processor, and a first wireless management system that manages a managed element of the first system out of band from the processor and that provides at a first time a first wireless connection beacon transmitted at a first power level and that provides at a second time a second wireless connection beacon at a second power level, the second power level being higher than the first power level; and
a second system including a second wireless management system that receives the second wireless connection beacon at the second time and that provides a first indication to the first wireless management system that the second wireless management system received the second wireless connection beacon;
wherein the first wireless management system further determines a first distance between the first system and the second system based upon the first indication.
2. The server rack of claim 1 , wherein the first location is further determined based on the second power level.
3. The server rack of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless management system further provides at a third time a third wireless connection beacon at a third power level, the third power level being higher than the second power level, the server rack further comprising:
a third system including a third wireless management system that receives the third wireless connection beacon at the third time and that provides a second indication to the first wireless management system that the third wireless management system received the second wireless connection beacon;
wherein the first wireless management system further determines a second distance between the first system and the third system based upon the second indication.
4. The server rack of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless management system further groups the first system and the second system into a group based upon the second system being located at the first location.
5. The server rack of claim 1 , wherein the first system and the second system are a same type of system.
6. The server rack of claim 5 , wherein the first system further groups the first system and the second system into a group based upon the first system and the second system being the same type of system.
7. The server rack of claim 1 , wherein the first system and the second system are configured to provide a common processing function.
8. The server rack of claim 7 , wherein the first system further groups the first system and the second system into a group based upon the first system and the second system being configured to provide the common processing function.
9. A method, comprising:
managing, by a first wireless management system, a managed element of a first system that includes the first wireless management system, wherein the managed element is managed out of band from a processor of the first system;
providing at a first time, by the first wireless management system, a first wireless connection beacon at a first power level;
providing at a second time, by the first wireless management system, a second wireless connection beacon at a second power level, the second power level being higher than the first power level;
receiving, by a second wireless management system, the second wireless connection beacon at the second time;
providing, by the second wireless management system, a first indication to the first wireless management system that the second wireless management system received the second wireless connection beacon; and
determining, by the first wireless management system, a first distance between the first system and a second system based upon the first indication, wherein the second system includes the second wireless management system.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first location is further determined based on the first power level.
11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
providing at a third time, by the first wireless management system, a third wireless connection beacon at a third power level, the third power level being higher than the second power level;
receiving, by a third wireless management system, the third wireless connection beacon at the third time;
providing, by the third wireless management system, a second indication to the first wireless management system that the third wireless management system received the second wireless connection beacon; and
determining, by the first wireless management system, a second distance between the first system and a third system based upon the second indication, wherein the third system includes the third wireless management system.
12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
grouping, by the first wireless management system, the first system and the second system into a group based upon the second system being located at the first location.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first system and the second system are a same type of system.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
grouping, by the first wireless management system, the first system and the second system into a group based upon the first system and the second system being the same type of system.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first system and the second system are configured to provide a common processing function.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
grouping, by the first wireless management system, the first system and the second system into a group based upon the first system and the second system being configured to provide the common processing function.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for performing a method, the method comprising:
managing, by a first wireless management system, a managed element of a first system that includes the first wireless management system, wherein the managed element is managed out of band from a processor of the first system;
providing at a first time, by the first wireless management system, a first wireless connection beacon at a first power level;
providing at a second time, by the first wireless management system a second wireless connection beacon at a second power level, the second power level being higher than the first power level;
receiving, by a second wireless management system, the second wireless connection beacon at the second time;
providing, by the second wireless management system, a first indication to the first wireless management system that the second wireless management system received the second wireless connection beacon; and
determining, by the first wireless management system, a first distance between the first system and a second system based upon the first indication, wherein the second system includes the second wireless management system.
18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first location is further determined based on the first power level.