Native bi-directional communication for hardware management
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsElie Jreij, Sudhir Vittal Shetty, Wayne R. Weilnau, Jr.
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Abstract
A communication system includes a storage operable to host an operating system and a management controller configured to directly communicate with the operating system. The management controller directly communicates with the operating system through a communication channel free of an intermediate agent. The management controller is operable to asynchronously send management information to the operating system over the communication channel. The management controller is also operable to asynchronously receive management information from the operating system over the communication channel.
Claims20
A communication system, comprising:
- a storage device operable to host an operating system;
- and
- a management controller configured to directly communicate with the operating system through a communication channel free of an intermediate agent;
- wherein the management controller is operable to:
- asynchronously send management information to the operating system over the communication channel;
- and
- asynchronously receive management information from the operating system over the communication channel.
An information handling system (IHS), comprising:
- a chassis;
- a storage housed in the chassis and operable to host an operating system;
- a management controller housed in the chassis and coupled to the storage, the management controller configured to directly communicate with the operating system through a communication channel free of an intermediate agent;
- wherein the management controller is operable to:
- asynchronously send management information to the operating system over the communication channel;
- and
- asynchronously receive management information from the operating system over the communication channel.
A method for managing an information handling system (IHS), the method comprising:
- asynchronously sending management information from a management controller directly to an operating system through a communication channel free of an intermediate agent;
- and
- asynchronously receiving management information at the management controller directly from the operating system over the communication channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.