Systems and methods for predictive logins to session(s) or resource(s)
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for pre-login of user(s) to sessions or resources in an information handling system are disclosed. A method for pre-login may include the steps of determining if any users are to be pre-logged on to a session or resource within a select period of time from a current time, and counting the number of users to be pre-logged on. A pre-login time for the users may be calculated and scheduled, and the users may be pre-logged on to the session or resource at the pre-login time.
1. A method for pre-login to sessions or resources of an information handling system, the method comprising:
determining if one or more users is to be pre-logged in to a system within a selected period of time from a current time;
counting a number of users to be pre-logged in to the system in said selected period of time;
calculating and scheduling a pre-login time for said one or more users to be pre-logged in to said system within the selected period of time from said current time, wherein a set lead time is included in said pre-login time; and
initializing pre-login of said one or more users to said system at said pre-login time, the initializing comprising allocating resources of the system to said one or more users to yield one or more pre-login sessions corresponding to the one or more users;
holding the one or more pre-login sessions in an idle mode at least until certain criteria is satisfied, the certain criteria comprising actual log on to the system by the particular user; and
responsive to a particular user of the one or more users logging on to the system, connecting the particular user to a corresponding pre-login session of the one or more pre-login sessions, thereby ending the idle mode of the corresponding pre-login session.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the allocated resources comprise at least one of an operating system (OS), network, application, server, or client.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of determining a number of simultaneous logins allowed for said system.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising dividing said number of users to be pre-logged in by the number of simultaneous logins allowed.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a desired login time for a user is determined by pattern analysis of past login behavior of said user.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a target user or an administrator enters a desired login time for said target user.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a desired login time for a target user is provided by external source.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the external source is a staff scheduling system.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising checking if a target user is already logged in to the system prior to pre-login of said target user to the system.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein a target user is timed out of said pre-login session if the user does not login within a set period after said pre-login time.
11. An information handling system comprising:
a server providing pre-login software that is coupled to a network, the server comprising,
a database storing a pre-login time for one or more users, wherein the pre-login time is when a user is to be pre-logged in to a system;
a storage devices for storing initialization data, wherein the initialization data is utilized to pre-login to said system;
a password broker storing user identification and passwords for said one or more users; and
a processor for performing instructions, wherein said processor:
calculates and schedules a pre-login time for said one or more users;
initializes pre-login of said one or more users to the system at the pre-login time utilizing said initialization data, user identification and passwords, the initializing comprising allocating resources of the system to said one or more users to yield one or more pre-login sessions corresponding to the one or more users;
holds the one or more pre-login sessions in an idle mode at least until certain criteria is satisfied, the certain criteria comprising actual log on to the system by the particular user; and
responsive to a particular user of the one or more users logging on to the system, connects the particular user to a corresponding pre-login session of the one or more pre-login sessions, thereby ending the idle mode of the corresponding pre-login session.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the allocated resources comprise at least one of an operating system (OS), network, application, server, or client.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the pre-login time is determined by dividing a number of users to be pre-logged in within a selected period of time from a current time by a number of simultaneous logins allowed for said system and adding a set lead time.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein a desired login time for a target user is determined by pattern analysis of past login behavior of said target user.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein a target user or an administrator enters a desired login time for said target user.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein a desired login time for a target user is provided by external source.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the external source is a staff scheduling system.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor checks if a target user is already logged in to the system prior to pre-login of said user to the system.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein a target user is timed out and logged off of said system if the target user does not login within a set period after said pre-login time.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein a diagnostic tool is coupled to said server, and the diagnostic tool gathers data on prior user login times.