Systems and methods for out-of-band management of an information handling system

A method comprising:

• receiving, at an access controller integral to an information handling system and having an out-of-band network interface configured to communicate via a communication channel physically isolated from an in-band network interface integral to the information handling system, a management operation from a management server communicatively coupled to the out-of-band network interface;
• in response to receipt of the management operation and in concert with a basic input/output system integral to the information handling system, causing the information handling system to enter a power state in which a computer-readable medium associated with the information handling system is powered on;
• and
• in concert with the basic input/output system, transferring data associated with the management operation from the management server to the computer-readable medium.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a computer readable medium;
• and
• computer-executable instructions carried on the computer readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to:
• receive, at an access controller integral to an information handling system and having an out-of-band network interface configured to communicate via a communication channel physically isolated from an in-band network interface integral to the information handling system, a management operation from a management server communicatively coupled to the out-of-band network interface;
• in response to receipt of the management operation and in concert with a basic input/output system integral to the information handling system, cause the information handling system to enter a power state in which a computer-readable medium associated with the information handling system is powered on;
• and
• in concert with the basic input/output system, transfer data associated with the management operation from the management server to the computer-readable medium.