Method, system and apparatus for providing real-time led status of embedded controllers to system management software
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsWei Chen, Bharath Vasudevan
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Abstract
Embedded controller(s) in an information handling system have real-time status and activities represented by indicators, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), associated with the embedded controller(s). These indicators may monitored for example by operating management software, e.g., Embedded Server Management (ESM) software. In addition, edge triggered latches and a timer detect and store flash patterns of these LED indicators so that the flash pattern information may be read by the operating management software as static signals.
Claims21
An information handling system having at least one embedded controller with at least one activity-status indicator, said system comprising:
- at least one embedded controller in an information handling system, said embedded controller having at least one activity-status indicator, wherein the at least one activity-status indicator represents activity and status of said at least one embedded controller;
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- an interface circuit having an input coupled to the at least one activity-status indicator, whereby the activity and status of said at least one embedded controller is monitored by said information handling system by reading said interface circuit.
An apparatus for monitoring activity-status of an embedded controller in an information handling system, comprising:
- an interface circuit having inputs coupled to activity-status indicators of an embedded controller in an information handling system;
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- operating management software adapted to read said interface circuit and present presentations of the activity-status indicator states.
A method for monitoring activity-status of an embedded controller in an information handling system, said method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring activity-status indicators of an embedded controller in an information handling system by detecting logic levels of the indicators with an interface circuit coupled thereto;
- reading the detected logic levels from the interface circuit with operating management software;
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- displaying the read detected logic levels with the operating management software on an information handling system display, wherein the read detected logic levels are representative of the activity-status of the embedded controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.