System and method to manage a server configuration profile based upon applications running on an information handling system

1. An information handling system, comprising:

a baseboard management controller; and

a processor coupled to the baseboard management controller, the processor to instantiate a hosted environment on the information handling system, wherein the hosted environment includes an in-band agent configured to:

determine that an application is running on the processor; and

determine that a hardware resource of the information handling system is used by the application;

wherein the baseboard management controller is configured to operate out-of-band from the hosted environment to:

determine to change a first configuration setting for the hardware resource;

receive an indication from the in-band agent that the hardware resource is used by the application; and

prevent the first configuration setting from being changed based upon the indication.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the baseboard management controller is further configured to:

determine to change a second configuration setting for the information handling system;

determine that the second configuration setting is not related to the hardware resource; and

change first configuration setting based upon the determination that the first configuration setting is not related to the hardware resource.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the in-band agent is further configured to:

send the indication to the baseboard management controller.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration setting comprises a common Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) setting.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration setting comprises a virtual partition on a network interface device.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the second configuration setting comprises a real time clock setting.

7. A method, comprising:

instantiating, by a processor of an information handling system, a hosted environment, wherein the hosted environment includes an in-band agent,

determining, by the in-band agent, that an application is running on the processor;

determining that a hardware resource of the information handling system is used by the application;

determining, by a baseboard management controller of the information handling system, to change a first configuration setting for the information handling system, wherein the baseboard management controller operates out-of-band from the hosted environment;

receiving, by the baseboard management controller, an indication from the in-band agent that the hardware resource is used by the application; and

preventing the first configuration setting from being changed based upon the indication.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining to change a second configuration setting for the information handling system;

receive an indication from the in-band agent that the hardware resource is used by the application;

prevent the first configuration setting from being changed based upon the indication;

determine to change a second configuration setting for the information handling system;

determine that the second configuration setting is not related to the hardware resource; and

change the first configuration setting based upon the determination that the first configuration setting is not related to the hardware resource.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

sending, by the in-band agent, information about the application and the hardware resource to the baseboard management controller.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first configuration setting comprises a common Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) setting.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first configuration setting comprises a virtual partition on a network interface device.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second configuration setting comprises a real time clock setting.

13. An information handling system, comprising:

a baseboard management controller; and

a processor coupled to the baseboard management controller, the processor to instantiate a hosted environment on the information handling system, wherein the hosted environment includes an in-band agent configured to:

determine that an application is running on the processor;

determine that a hardware resource of the information handling system is used by the application; and

send information about the application and the hardware resource to the baseboard management controller;

wherein the baseboard management controller is configured to operate out-of-band from the hosted environment to:

determine to change a first configuration setting for the hardware resource.

14. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the first configuration setting comprises a common Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) setting.

15. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the first configuration setting comprises a virtual partition on a network interface device.

16. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the second configuration setting comprises a real time clock setting.

17. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the second configuration setting comprises an environmental setting for the information handling system;

determining that the second configuration setting is not related to the hardware resource; and

changing first configuration setting based upon the determination that the first configuration setting is not related to the hardware resource.