Interconnecting computing modules to form an integrated system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsStephen B. Lyle, Loren M. Koehler, Dick T. Fong
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Abstract
Systems, methods and portable devices are provided for interconnecting one or more computing modules within an enclosure together to form an integrated system. A portable device may include a communication interface configured to be removably coupled to each computing module for interconnecting them together to form the integrated system. A portable device may also include memory configured to store an integrated system personality that serves as a point of authority for each computing module of the integrated system. The integrated system personality may include an identifier of the integrated system.
Claims19
A portable device for interconnecting computing modules within an enclosure together to form an integrated system, each of the computing modules including a central processing unit (CPU) and a management processor, the device comprising:
- memory configured to store an integrated system personality that serves as a point of authority for each computing module of the integrated system, the integrated system personality including an identifier of the integrated system;
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- a communication interface configured to be removably coupled to each computing module to interconnect them together to form the integrated system and to provide the integrated system personality stored in the memory to a management processor of at least one of the computing modules.
A method of forming an integrated system from one or more computing modules within an enclosure, each of the computing modules including a central processing unit (CPU) and a management processor, the method comprising:
- connecting each of the computing modules together with a portable device to form the integrated system;
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- providing an integrated system personality stored in memory of the portable device to a management processor of a first computing module of the computing modules, the integrated system personality including an identifier of the integrated system.
An integrated system, comprising:
- one or more computing modules each having a central processing unit (CPU) and a management processor;
- means for interconnecting each of the computing modules physically and electronically;
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- means for retaining an identity of the integrated system outside of the one or more computing modules;
- wherein a management processor of a first computing module of the computing modules is permitted access to the means for retaining the unique identity;
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- management processors of all other computing modules of the modules are denied access to the means for retaining the unique identity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.