System for programming unique data to a headless data center asset

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to the processor;
• a data center asset client module;
• and,
• a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
• identifying a headless data center asset within a data center, the headless data center asset comprising a data center asset which is configured without a local interface, the data center asset being one of a collection of data center assets implemented to work in combination with one another for a particular purpose;
• identifying a baseboard management controller associated with a data center asset within the data center, the baseboard management controller comprising a specialized microcontroller embedded on a motherboard of the data center asset, the baseboard management controller managing an interface between system-management software and platform hardware of the data center asset, the baseboard management controller comprising an exposed interface and a headless data center asset programming system, the headless data center asset programming system performing a headless data center asset programming operation, the headless data center asset programming operation allowing serviceable data to be written to the headless data center asset via the baseboard management controller;
• identifying an intermediary device contained within the data center, the intermediary device being coupled between the headless data center asset and the data center asset, the intermediary device comprising a chassis manager, the chassis manager being embedded in the data center to manage a plurality of data center assets, the chassis manager comprising a chassis manager backup storage location, the chassis manager being configured without an exposed interface;
• accessing the baseboard management controller associated with the data center asset via the exposed interface;
• communicating between the headless data center asset and the baseboard management controller associated with the data center asset;
• and,
• programming the headless data center asset via the headless data center asset programming system of the baseboard management controller associated with the data center asset, the programming propagating headless data center asset unique information from the baseboard management controller associated with the data center asset through the chassis manager to the headless data center asset;
• and wherein
• the headless data center asset unique information is stored within the chassis manager backup storage location.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

• identifying a headless data center asset within a data center, the headless data center asset comprising a data center asset which is configured without a local interface, the data center asset being one of a collection of data center assets implemented to work in combination with one another for a particular purpose;
• identifying a baseboard management controller associated with a data center asset within the data center, the baseboard management controller comprising a specialized microcontroller embedded on a motherboard of the data center asset, the baseboard management controller managing an interface between system-management software and platform hardware of the data center asset, the baseboard management controller comprising an exposed interface and a headless data center asset programming system, the headless data center asset programming system performing a headless data center asset programming operation, the headless data center asset programming operation allowing serviceable data to be written to the headless data center asset via the baseboard management controller;
• identifying an intermediary device contained within the data center, the intermediary device being coupled between the headless data center asset and the data center asset, the intermediary device comprising a chassis manager, the chassis manager being embedded in the data center to manage a plurality of data center assets, the chassis manager comprising a chassis manager backup storage location, the chassis manager being configured without an exposed interface;
• accessing the baseboard management controller associated with the data center asset via the exposed interface;
• communicating between the headless data center asset and the baseboard management controller associated with the data center asset;
• and,
• programming the headless data center asset via the headless data center asset programming system of the baseboard management controller associated with the data center asset, the programming propagating headless data center asset unique information from the baseboard management controller associated with the data center asset through the chassis manager to the headless data center asset;
• and
• wherein the headless data center asset unique information is stored within the chassis manager backup storage location.