US 7,890,677 B2 · Chassis management access console via a local KVM display

Abstract

A local KVM module with an on-screen display interface in which a chassis management controller is included within a list of servers which may be accessed by the local KVM module. The local KVM module includes keyboard, mouse and video connectors as well as a tiering network connector. When accessing the local KVM module, the CMC is presented as any other blade server, but with the name Chassis Management Controller (CMC). When a user selects the CMC module from the onscreen display, the user is presented with a text console, where the user can login to a text terminal interface of the CMC module. The text interface can be implemented as for example, a serial connection via a local area network (LAN) or through a tiny telnet client via a chassis private network.

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Dependent claims

A system for controlling keyboard video monitor (KVM) functions within a server blade architecture comprising:

a server blade;
a management module coupled to the server blade, the management module comprising a chassis management controller, the chassis management controller presenting itself as if the chassis management controller is a server blade;
and,
a local KVM module coupled to the management console, the local KVM module enabling establishment of a virtual terminal with the management module, the local KVM module enabling establishment of the virtual terminal with the chassis management module and a blade management module.

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Chassis management access console via a local KVM display

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Abstract

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