System and Method for Secure Remote Diagnostics
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsWeijia Zhang, Mark A. Young, Jerry M. Jones, Sumeet Kukreja, Vance E. Corn, Jon R. Hass, William C. Edwards
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Abstract
An information handling system includes a processor and a management controller separate from the processor. The management controller is operable to boot the information handling system to a system service management module, direct the system service management module to execute diagnostics code on the processor and to store a result from the execution of the diagnostics code in a predetermined memory location. The management controller is also operable to retrieve the result from the predetermined memory location.
Claims20
An information handling system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a management controller separate from the processor, the management controller operable to:
- boot the information handling system to a system service management module;
- direct the system service management module to:
- execute diagnostics code on the processor;
- and
- store a result from the execution of the diagnostics code in a predetermined memory location;
- and
- retrieve the result from the predetermined memory location.
A method comprising:
- directing by a management controller of an information handling system, the information handling system to boot to a system service management module;
- directing, by the management controller, the system service management module to execute diagnostics code on a processor of the information handling system;
- storing, by the system service management module, a result from the execution of the diagnostics code in a predetermined memory location;
- and
- retrieving, by the management controller, the result from the predetermined memory location.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for performing a method, the method comprising:
- directing by a management controller of an information handling system, the information handling system to boot to a system service management module;
- directing, by the management controller, the system service management module to execute diagnostics code on a processor of the information handling system;
- storing, by the system service management module, a result from the execution of the diagnostics code in a predetermined memory location;
- and
- retrieving, by the management controller, the result from the predetermined memory location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.