Patent ID: 11907153
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for operating a managed system in a distributed system, the operations comprising:
obtaining, by a local subscription manager of the managed system, a subscription update for the managed system;
performing, by the local subscription manager, one or more subscription enablement actions to modify operation of the managed system to match subscriptions maintained by a subscription manager that provided the subscription update, wherein the local subscription manager is a management controller installed within the managed system and is distinct and separate from a processor of the managed system, and wherein performing the one or more subscription enablement actions to modify operation of the managed system comprises:
instructing, by a processor of the local subscription manager, the processor of the managed system to perform the one or more subscription enablement actions;

adding, by the local subscription manager, an entry to a subscription information repository accessible by the local subscription manager, the entry specifying, in part:
a subscription limitation, and
one or more actions associated with the subscription limitation being exceeded; and

enforcing, by the processor of the local subscription manager through instructing the processor of the managed system to perform one or more actions that enforce the subscriptions, the subscriptions on the managed system using the subscription information repository.