US Patent 11431564 HCI distributed ledger management system

An HCI distributed ledger management system includes a first HCI node in an HCI system that uses its first HCI node data to generate a first hash value that it stores in a distributed ledger and broadcasts to other HCI nodes in the HCI system. In response to a first modification performed on the first HCI node, the first HCI node uses its second HCI node data to generate a second hash value that it stores along with the first hash value in the distributed ledger, and broadcasts to the other HCI nodes in the HCI system. A management system may then determine that an issue exists in the HCI system and, in response, identify a cause of the issue based on the first hash value and the second hash value stored in the distributed ledger.