Selection of primary and secondary management controllers in a multiple management controller system

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, that if executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• determine if one or multiple management controllers are operating in a platform;
• based on a determination that one management controller is operating in the platform, permit outputs from the one management controller;
• and
• based on a determination that multiple management controllers are operating in the platform, select a primary management controller and a secondary management controller from among the multiple management controllers and permit at least one output from the primary management controller but disallow at least one output from the secondary management controller.

A method comprising:

• determining if one or multiple management controllers are operating in a platform;
• based on a determination that one management controller is operating in the platform, permitting outputs from the one management controller;
• and
• based on a determination that multiple management controllers are operating in the platform, selecting a primary management controller and a secondary management controller from among the multiple management controllers and permitting at least one output from the primary management controller but disallow at least one output from the secondary management controller.