Hot plug circuit for enclosure management systems and method thereof
AssigneeInventec Corporation
InventorChun-Liang Lee
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for hot plugging an enclosure management system. Enclosure management system is used in the sub-systems within data management and processing systems. The system and method for hot plugging include: a display unit, a detecting unit, and working with data processing system software to provide hot plug capability. The invention will increase the working efficiency for the data processing system.
Claims9
A hot plug method for an enclosure management system, which is situated within a data processing system to manage multiple sub-systems, comprising the steps of:
- receiving working voltage, starting the enclosure management system, and then initializing the sub-systems;
- checking the data processing system and using the enclosure management system to check all multiple sub-systems;
- displaying the enclosure management system condition and maintaining the data processing's normal operations;
- detecting the condition of the enclosure management system and displaying an abnormal signal when the enclosure management system is an abnormal condition;
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- checking the enclosure management system's hot plugging process, and when hot plugging is completed, returning to the start up process of the enclosure management system and continuing operating.
A hot plug circuit for an enclosure management system, which is situated within a data processing system comprising:
- a display unit, which is used to display the condition of the enclosure management system, comprising:
- a first detecting element, which is used to receive a normal operating sign from the system and in turn transmit a normal signal;
- a first display element, which is connected to the first detecting element, used to receive the normal signal from the first detecting element and display it;
- a second detecting element, which is used to receive a system error signal and a working signals, then transmit an error signal afterwards;
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- a second display element, which is connected to the second detecting element, for receiving the error signal and displaying it;
- a detecting unit, which is used to detect the booting condition of the data processing system, comprising:
- a voltage detecting element, which is used to receive the working voltage and then transmit a detecting signal to the output;
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- a determining element, which is connected to the voltage detecting element, used to receive the detecting signal, analyze it and then transmit it to the enclosure management system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.