Managing a data processing system using a management controller and a secured storage region

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing operation of a data processing system, the operations comprising:

• identifying, by a management controller that is physically installed within the data processing system, an occurrence of a data access event for a portion of data stored on a secured management region of a storage device hosted by hardware resources of the data processing system, the management controller being a separate and independently operating computing device from the data processing system, and the management controller comprising a first processor that is separate and independently operating from a second processor of the data processing system;
• based on the identifying:
• obtaining, by the management controller and from the secured management region of the storage device, the portion of the data via a side band channel and using security data cooperatively established by the management controller and the storage device;
• and
• causing, by the management controller, the data processing system to provide computer-implemented services using the portion of the data.

A data processing system, comprising:

• a management controller that is physically installed within the data processing system and comprises a first processor;
• a second processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the first processor and that store instructions, which when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to perform operations for managing operation of the data processing system, the operations comprising:
• identifying, by the management controller, an occurrence of a data access event for a portion of data stored on a secured management region of a storage device hosted by hardware resources of the data processing system, the management controller being a separate and independently operating computing device from the data processing system, and the first processor is separate and independently operating from the second processor;
• based on the identifying:
• obtaining, by the management controller and from the secured management region of the storage device, the portion of the data via a side band channel and using security data cooperatively established by the management controller and the storage device;
• and
• causing, by the management controller, the data processing system to provide computer-implemented services using the portion of the data.