Techniques for computing resource discovery and management in a data center

1. An apparatus for resource discovery and management in a data center, wherein the data center contains a plurality of racks coupled to a data center management system through a control plane, wherein the apparatus is circuitry of a controller of a rack management system at each of the plurality of racks that is separate from the data center management system, wherein each rack contains a service processor for a system of configurable computing resources, the circuitry comprising:

a detect component for execution by the circuitry to detect, through the control plane, that a computing resource has been added to the rack;

a query component for execution by the circuitry to query the service processor for the added computing resource to discover capabilities associated with the added computing resource and obtain a uniform resource locator (URL) to additional information for the discovered capabilities that includes one or more management application plugins or extensions that are used to manage, or control the discovered capabilities;

a URL component for execution by the circuitry to provide the obtained URL to the data center management system, wherein the data center management system uses the obtained URL to access the additional information for the discovered capabilities; and

an extension component for execution by the circuitry to retrieve the one or more management application plugins or extensions included in the additional information from the data center management system, wherein the controller uses the retrieved one or more management application plugins or extensions to manage, or control the discovered capabilities of the added computing resource.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more management application plugins or extensions includes an ability to monitor the discovered capabilities and to manage or control the added computing resource based on monitoring information, the monitoring information including an operating temperature, a power consumption rate, a utilization rate or an operating cost.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the service processor is configured as a baseboard management controller.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the added computing resource comprises a disaggregate physical element capable of coupling to a rack included in the system of configurable computing resources, the disaggregate physical element including one of a central processing unit, a memory device, a storage device, a network input/output device or a network switch.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a digital display coupled to the circuitry to present a user interface view.

6. A method for resource discovery and management in a data center, wherein the data center contains a plurality of racks coupled to a data center management system through a control plane that connects a controller of a rack management system at each of the plurality of racks to a separate data center management system, wherein each rack contains a service processor for a system of configurable computing resources, the method comprising:

receiving, at the controller, an indication that a computing resource has been added to the rack through the control plane;

querying, by the controller, the service processor for the computing resource to discover capabilities associated with the added computing resource and obtain a uniform resource locator (URL) to additional information for the discovered capabilities that includes one or more management plugins or extensions that are used to manage, or control the discovered capabilities;

providing, by the controller, the obtained URL to the data center management system, wherein the data center management system accesses the additional information for the discovered capabilities using the URL; and

retrieving, by the controller, the one or more management application plugins or extensions included in the additional information from the data center management system, wherein the controller uses the retrieved one or more management application plugins or extensions to manage, or control the discovered capabilities of the added computing resource.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more management application plugins or extensions includes an ability to monitor the discovered capabilities and to manage or control the added computing resource based on monitoring information, the monitoring information including an operating temperature, a power consumption rate, a utilization rate or an operating cost.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the added computing resource comprises a disaggregate physical element capable of coupling to a rack included in the system of configurable computing resources, the disaggregate physical element including one of a central processing unit, a memory device, a storage device, a network input/output device, or a network switch.

9. At least one non-transitory machine readable medium for resource discovery and management in a data center, wherein the data center contains a plurality of racks coupled to a data center management system through a control plane that connects a controller of a rack management system at each of the plurality of racks to a separate data center management system, wherein each rack contains a service processor for a system of configurable computing resources, the machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed by the controller of the rack management system at each of the plurality of racks causes the controller to:

receive an indication that a computing resource has been added to the rack through the control plane;

query the service processor for the computing resource to discover capabilities associated with the added computing resource and obtain a uniform resource locator (URL) to additional information for the discovered capabilities that includes one or more management plugins or extensions that are used to manage, or control the discovered capabilities;

provide the obtained URL to the data center management system, wherein the data center management system accesses the additional information for the discovered capabilities using the URL; and

retrieve the one or more management application plugins or extensions included in the additional information from the data center management system, wherein the controller uses the retrieved one or more management application plugins or extensions to manage, or control the discovered capabilities of the added computing resource.

10. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the one or more management application plugins or extensions includes an ability to monitor the discovered capabilities and to manage or control the added computing resource based on monitoring information, the monitoring information including an operating temperature, a power consumption rate, a utilization rate or an operating cost.

11. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the added computing resource comprises a disaggregate physical element capable of coupling to a rack included in the system of configurable computing resources, the disaggregate physical element including one of a central processing unit, a memory device, a storage device, a network input/output device, or a network switch.

12. An apparatus for resource discovery and management in a data center, wherein the data center contains a plurality of racks coupled to a data center management system through a control plane, wherein the apparatus is circuitry of a controller of a rack management system at each of the plurality of racks that is separate from the data center management system, wherein each rack contains a service processor for a system of configurable computing resources, the circuitry comprising:

means for receiving, at the controller, an indication that a computing resource has been added to the rack through the control plane;

means for querying, by the controller, the service processor for the computing resource to discover capabilities associated with the added computing resource and obtain a uniform resource locator (URL) to additional information for the discovered capabilities that includes one or more management plugins or extensions that are used to manage, or control the discovered capabilities;

means for providing, by the controller, the obtained URL to the data center management system, wherein the data center management system accesses the additional information for the discovered capabilities using the URL; and

means for retrieving, by the controller, the one or more management application plugins or extensions included in the additional information from the data center management system, wherein the controller uses the retrieved one or more management application plugins or extensions to manage, or control the discovered capabilities of the added computing resource.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more management application plugins or extensions includes an ability to monitor the discovered capabilities and to manage or control the added computing resource based on monitoring information, the monitoring information including an operating temperature, a power consumption rate, a utilization rate or an operating cost.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the added computing resource comprises a disaggregate physical element capable of coupling to a rack included in the system of configurable computing resources, the disaggregate physical element including one of a central processing unit, a memory device, a storage device, a network input/output device, or a network switch.