System and method for accessing devices with a console server
OwnerBen Tucker, Jan Elligerinventors
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Abstract
A system and method for accessing a plurality of devices with a console server. The plurality of devices includes a first device having a console port and a second device having a network connection. A port of a console server is communicatively coupled to a first device. A network connection of the console server is communicatively coupled to the network connection of the second device across a network. Device management processes on the connected first and second devices are accessed via the console server and information regarding the connected first and second devices is displayed on the console server user interface.
Claims25
In a console server having a user interface, a network connection and a plurality of ports, a method of accessing a plurality of devices, including one or more first devices and one or more second devices, wherein each first device includes a console port and wherein each second device includes a network connection, the method comprising:
- communicatively coupling a port of the console server to the console port of each of the one or more first devices;
- communicatively coupling the network connection of the console server to the network connection of each of the one or more of the second devices across a network;
- accessing device management processes on the connected first and second devices via the console server;
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- displaying information regarding each of the connected first and second devices on the console server user interface.
The method of claim 7, wherein accessing includes executing instructions that analyze a boot sequence in the port log.
In a console server having a user interface, a network connection and a plurality of ports, a method of accessing a plurality of devices, wherein each device includes a console port, the method comprising:
- providing an intermediate device, wherein the intermediate device includes a network connection and one or more ports;
- communicatively coupling the port of the intermediate device to the console port of one of the devices;
- communicatively coupling a port of the console server to the console port of another one of the devices;
- communicatively coupling the network connection of the console server to the network connection of the intermediate device across a network;
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- accessing device management processes on the connected devices via the console server;
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- displaying information regarding each of the connected devices on the console server user interface.
A console server for accessing devices having console ports, the console server comprising:
- a processor circuit;
- a network connection communicatively coupled to the processor circuit;
- a plurality of ports, where each port is communicatively coupled to the processor circuit and wherein each port is capable of reading and writing information from a console port;
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- memory connected to the processor circuit, wherein the memory includes instructions which, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to access a device connected to one of the console server ports via its console port and
- wherein the memory further includes instructions which, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to access a device connected to a port of an intermediate device by communicating with the intermediate device across a network.
A console server for accessing devices having console ports, the console server comprising:
- a processor circuit;
- memory connected to the processor circuit;
- a network connection communicatively coupled to the processor circuit;
- a plurality of ports, where each port is communicatively coupled to the processor circuit and wherein each port is capable of reading and writing information from a console port;
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- means for accessing one or more remote ports across a network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.