The results collected in the result cache 670 by the instruction executor interface 660 are transmitted to the management endpoint 340 by the management endpoint interface 630 (block 885). In this manner, results of the execution of the instruction(s) across multiple management agents are centralized to a single management endpoint 340 such that the management endpoint can report upon the status of the execution of the instruction(s) across the multiple management agents using a single interface. The example process 800 of FIG. 8 is then repeated periodically and/or aperiodically to solicit an indication of an instruction to be executed from the management endpoint 340.
Although the example program 800 of FIG. 8 is described in connection with executing instructions at a single management agent 350, the example program 800 of FIG. 8 implemented in accordance with the teachings of this disclosure can be used in a multi management agent scenario in which hundreds or thousands of management agents operate at the direction of the management endpoint 340. For example, while executing instructions in a manual fashion for such quantities of users would be overly burdensome or near impossible within required time constraints, examples disclosed herein may be used to distribute and execute large quantities of instructions in an efficient and streamlined fashion without burdening and frustrating end users with long wait times resulting from upgrades and/or operations performed by the instructions.
