Hardware management interface

At least one machine accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, cause the machine to:

• identify a first management controller of a first computing device, the first management controller implemented in hardware of the first computing device and independent of a CPU of the first computing device;
• query the first management controller for attributes of the first computing device;
• receive, from the first management controller, data identifying one or more attributes of the first computing device;
• identify a first device driver for the first computing device;
• and
• communicate with the first computing device using the first device driver.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor device;
• at least one memory element;
• and
• a management system adapted when executed by the at least one processor device to:
• identify a management controller of a computing device, the management controller implemented in hardware of the computing device and independent of a CPU of the computing device;
• query the management controller for attributes of the computing device;
• receive, from the management controller, data identifying one or more attributes of the computing device;
• identify a device driver for the computing device;
• and
• communicate with the computing device using the device driver.