Method and apparatus to couple a rear transition module to a carrier board
AssigneesSteven DeNies, Edoardo Campini, Mark Summers, Lawson Guthrie
InventorsSteven DeNies, Mark Summers, Edoardo Campini, Lawson Guthrie
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to couple a rear transition module to a carrier board includes detecting a rear transition module (RTM) coupled to an interface resident on a carrier board, the carrier board coupled to a backplane. The method further includes logically coupling the RTM to a management controller resident on the carrier board and managing the RTM in a same manner as a front accessible module coupled to another interface resident on the carrier board.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- detecting a rear transition module (RTM) coupled to an interface resident on a carrier board, wherein the carrier board is coupled to a backplane;
- logically coupling the RTM to a management controller resident on the carrier board;
- and
- managing the RTM in a same manner as a front accessible module coupled to another interface resident on the carrier board.
An apparatus comprising:
- a carrier board including an interface to receive and couple a rear transition module (RTM), wherein the carrier board couples to a backplane;
- and
- a carrier board manager to logically couple the RTM to a management controller resident on the carrier board to facilitate management of the RTM in a same manner as a front accessible module coupled to the carrier board.
A system comprising:
- a backplane;
- a carrier board including an interface to receive and couple a rear transition module (RTM), wherein the carrier board couples to the backplane;
- and
- a carrier board manager to logically couple the RTM to a management controller resident on the carrier board to facilitate management of the RTM in a same manner as a front accessible module coupled to the carrier board.
A machine-accessible medium comprising content, which, when executed by a machine causes the machine to:
- detect a rear transition module (RTM) coupled to an interface resident on a carrier board, wherein the carrier board is coupled to a backplane;
- logically couple the RTM to a management controller resident on the carrier board;
- and
- manage the RTM in a same manner as a front accessible module coupled to another interface resident on the carrier board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.