Computer system and setting management method
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorMitsuaki WATANABE
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Abstract
In a computer system including a server having a BIOS and a management module, the server includes therein a memory area and a server controller, and the management module includes therein a backup memory area and a management-module controller. When the BIOS changes the BIOS setting, the BIOS stores the BIOS setting into both of the memory area and the backup memory area by way of the server controller and the management-module controller. Here, the management module operates independently of the server. Accordingly, when a BIOS-setting read request is issued from the outside, the management-module controller makes the response to the request source by reading the data stored into the backup memory area.
Claims12
A computer system, comprising:
- a management module;
- and
- at least one server, wherein
- said server comprises a BIOS, a setting management unit connected to said BIOS, and a memory area,
- said management module comprising a BIOS-request management unit connected to said setting management unit, and a backup memory area,
- said BIOS outputting, to said setting management unit, a BIOS-setting setting storage request for storing a BIOS setting,
- said setting management unit
- storing said BIOS setting into said memory area in accordance with said BIOS-setting setting storage request inputted therein, and
- outputting, to said BIOS-request management unit, a BIOS-setting setting backup request for backing up said BIOS setting,
- said BIOS-request management unit outputting a BIOS-setting setting write request for storing said BIOS setting into said backup memory area in accordance with said BIOS-setting setting backup request inputted therein, and
- said backup memory area being caused to store said BIOS setting therein.
A setting management method in a computer system,
- said computer system, comprising:
- a management module;
- and
- at least one server, wherein
- said server comprises a BIOS, a setting management unit connected to said BIOS, and a memory area,
- said management module comprising a BIOS-request management unit connected to said setting management unit, and a backup memory area,
- said setting management method, comprising the steps of:
- outputting, from said BIOS to said setting management unit, a BIOS-setting setting storage request for storing a BIOS setting,
- storing said BIOS setting into said memory area in accordance with said BIOS-setting setting storage request inputted into said setting management unit, and
- outputting, to said BIOS-request management unit, a BIOS-setting setting backup request for backing up said BIOS setting,
- outputting a BIOS-setting setting write request for storing said BIOS setting into said backup memory area in accordance with said BIOS-setting setting backup request inputted into said BIOS-request management unit, and
- storing said BIOS setting into said backup memory area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.