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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsCarl Jones, Robert Kubo, Gregg Lucas, Andrew Walls
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An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for securely providing power supply commands. A security feature is added to the remote management of power-on and power-off sequences. The feature allows for multiple controller nodes to receive a command to initiate a power sequence. Each controller node possesses a unique identifier. The nodes compare the received command with received commands of other nodes to confirm that each node received identical power commands. The security feature prevents inadvertent power commands from being received and executed by a single controller node. The unique identifier of each node must be provided before execution of the power command occurs.
An apparatus to securely provide power commands to a system, the apparatus comprising:
The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising a processing module configured to manage power commands to power down the system.
A system to securely provide power commands to a system of devices, the system comprising:
A computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code for receiving power commands for a system of devices, the program code configured to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.