Simulated Data Center
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center monitoring and management operation. The data center monitoring and management operation includes: selecting a data center asset for simulation; identifying a set of session input data for use during simulation; and, performing a data center asset simulation session operation for the data center asset based upon the set of session input data.
1 . A computer-implementable method for performing a data center monitoring and management operation, comprising:
selecting a data center asset for simulation;
identifying a set of session input data for use during simulation; and,
performing a data center asset simulation session operation for the data center asset based upon the set of session input data.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing a simulation analysis on results of the asset simulation session operation.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the simulation analysis is implemented to provide at least one of a probability of improvement analysis, a potential issue analysis, a recommendation of potential issue analysis, and an ability to replicate analysis.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the data center asset simulation session operation performs at least one of a plurality of simulation operations, the plurality of simulation operations comprising a reboot simulation operation, a firmware update simulation operation, an operating system update simulation operation, a configuration update simulation operation, a workload change simulation operation and a custom simulation operation.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing the data center asset simulation session operation on the data center asset.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the data center asset simulation session operation is configured via an asset simulation session user interface.
7 . A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
selecting a data center asset for simulation;
identifying a set of session input data for use during simulation; and,
performing a data center asset simulation session operation for the data center asset based upon the set of session input data.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:
performing a simulation analysis on results of the asset simulation session operation.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein:
the simulation analysis is implemented to provide at least one of a probability of improvement analysis, a potential issue analysis, a recommendation of potential issue analysis, and an ability to replicate analysis.
10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the data center asset simulation session operation performs at least one of a plurality of simulation operations, the plurality of simulation operations comprising a reboot simulation operation, a firmware update simulation operation, an operating system update simulation operation, a configuration update simulation operation, a workload change simulation operation and a custom simulation operation.
11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:
performing the data center asset simulation session operation on the data center asset.
12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the data center asset simulation session operation is configured via an asset simulation session user interface.
13 . A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
selecting a data center asset for simulation;
identifying a set of session input data for use during simulation; and,
performing a data center asset simulation session operation for the data center asset based upon the set of session input data.
14 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for:
performing a simulation analysis on results of the asset simulation session operation.
15 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein:
the simulation analysis is implemented to provide at least one of a probability of improvement analysis, a potential issue analysis, a recommendation of potential issue analysis, and an ability to replicate analysis.
16 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein:
the data center asset simulation session operation performs at least one of a plurality of simulation operations, the plurality of simulation operations comprising a reboot simulation operation, a firmware update simulation operation, an operating system update simulation operation, a configuration update simulation operation, a workload change simulation operation and a custom simulation operation.
17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for:
performing the data center asset simulation session operation on the data center asset.
18 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein:
the data center asset simulation session operation is configured via an asset simulation session user interface.
19 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.
20 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.