Network management card for use in a system for screen image capturing

A card for use in a host system, comprising:

• a local reset and clock generator to generate a local reset and a local clock that is separate and independent from a bus clock of the host system;
• a memory to store configuration information, a program for implementing a video capture sequence of operations, and an operating system that is separate and independent from the host system;
• a processor to process said configuration information, said operating system, and said program for implementing said video capture sequence of operations from said memory;
• a network controller to provide an interface to a computer network for communications with a remote system over said computer network;
• and
• a bus controller operatively connected to said local reset and clock generator, said processor, and said network controller, to track events on a bus, including operations of a video subsystem of the host system, and to implement said video capture sequence of operations so as to capture a screen image provided by said video subsystem of the host system for transmission via said network controller to a remote system over said computer network for remote system management.

A process comprising:

• receiving a request from a remote system over a communication link to capture a screen image of a host system having a video system;
• tracking events on a bus of the host system;
• and
• executing a video capture sequence of operations to capture a screen image provided by the video subsystem of the host system for transmission to the remote system over the communication link.