The example instruction cache 620 of the illustrated example of FIG. 6 is a local storage of the component server 330. In some examples, the example instruction cache 620 is a directory within a file system hosted by the example component server 330. However, in some examples, the example instruction cache 620 may be implemented by any type of file storage system. In some examples, the example instruction cache 620 may be remote from the component server 330.
The example management endpoint interface 630 of the illustrated example of FIG. 6 transmits a request to the management endpoint 340 for an indication of an instruction to be executed at the component server 330. In some examples, the request is formatted using a representational state transfer (REST) protocol. However, any other past, present, and/or future protocol and/or approach for requesting an indication of an instruction to be executed may additionally or alternatively be used. In some examples, the example management endpoint 340 responds to the request with an indication of the instruction to be executed. As noted above, the example indication of the instruction to be executed is formatted as an extensible markup language (XML) document that identifies, for example, a name of the instruction to be executed (e.g., “perform_upgrade.ps1”), a location from which the instruction is to be retrieved, one or more parameter (e.g., command line parameters) that are to be used and/or specified when executing the instruction, an expected result of the instruction, and/or any other information to facilitate execution of the instruction at the component server 330. However, any other type and/or format for the indication of the instruction to be executed may additionally or alternatively be used.
