Managing a data processing system using persistently stored event data

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing operation of a data processing system, the operations comprising:

• identifying, by a management controller of the data processing system, an occurrence
• of a predefined event during a resumption of the data processing system, the predefined event being relevant to operation of hardware resources of the data processing system;
• based on the identifying:
• providing, by the management controller via a side band channel, event data regarding the predefined event to a processor of the hardware resources, the processor being managed by a startup management entity during the resumption;
• storing, by the startup management entity, the event data in a persistent storage resource so that the event data is available to a software service after completion of the resumption;
• obtaining, by the software service, the event data from the persistent storage resource while the hardware resources are managed by an operating system;
• and
• performing, by the software service, at least one action using the event data to facilitate provisioning of computer-implemented services.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing operation of a data processing system, the operations comprising:
• identifying, by a management controller of the data processing system, an occurrence of a predefined event during a resumption of the data processing system, the predefined event being relevant to operation of hardware resources of the data processing system;
• based on the identifying:
• providing, by the management controller via a side band channel, event data regarding the predefined event to a processor of the hardware resources, the processor being managed by a startup management entity during the resumption;
• storing, by the startup management entity, the event data in a persistent storage resource so that the event data is available to a software service after completion of the resumption;
• obtaining, by the software service, the event data from the persistent storage resource while the hardware resources are managed by an operating system;
• and
• performing, by the software service, at least one action using the event data to facilitate provisioning of computer-implemented services.