US 9,311,208 B2Granted

System and method for generating field replaceable unit information files

AssigneeAmerican Megatrends, Inc.

InventorJason Andrew Messer

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Abstract

Technologies are described herein for generating field replaceable unit (FRU) information files in a format that is readable by a management controller in accordance with IPMI such that the FRU and the management controller are interoperable. In particular, a FRU installation station is in operative communication with a general purpose computer comprising a FRU information conversion module. A script utilized by the FRU information conversion module is configured to receive FRU information relating to a specified FRU and convert the information FRU binary files or a FRU image binary. The FRU binary files or FRU image binary are then received by the FRU installation station where they are subsequently transmitted to the inventory device of the specified FRU storage space according to the specified IPMI standard.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising

an information conversion module comprising a processor and a non-volatile memory storing a computer-executable program that, when executed by the processor, is configured to
receive an information file containing information related to a field replaceable unit (FRU) in a non-binary format, wherein the information related to the FRU comprises:
a first indicator specifying a first FRU information device area from a plurality of FRU information device areas in accordance with an IPMI format;
and
a second indicator corresponding to the first indicator, and specifying at least one value for the first FRU information device area specified by the first indicator;
read a script file comprising conversion information specifying conversion of the information of the information file in the non-binary format to a binary format in accordance with the IPMI format;
based on the conversion information of the script file,
parse the information file to obtain the first indicator and the second indicator;
determine the first FRU information device area specified by the first indicator;
and
convert the at least one value specified by the second indicator to a first data unit in the binary format;
generate a FRU image binary comprising the plurality of the FRU information device areas in accordance with the IPMI format and using the first data unit being converted as a value stored in the first FRU information device area specified by the first indicator;
and
write the FRU image binary to a FRU information device (FRUID) of the FRU.

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A method, comprising:

receiving, via an information conversion module comprising a processor, an information file containing information related to a field replaceable unit (FRU) in a first non-binary format, wherein the information related to the FRU comprises:
a first indicator specifying a first FRU information device area from a plurality of FRU information device areas in accordance with an IPMI format;
and
a second indicator corresponding to the first indicator, and specifying at least one value for the first FRU information device area specified by the first indicator;
reading, via the information conversion module, a script file comprising conversion information specifying conversion of the information of the information file in the non-binary format to a binary format in accordance with the IPMI format;
based on the conversion information of the script file,
parsing, via the information conversion module, the information file to obtain the first indicator and the second indicator;
determining, via the information conversion module, the first FRU information device area specified by the first indicator;
and
converting, via the information conversion module, the at least one value specified by the second indicator to a first data unit in the binary format;
generating, via the information conversion module, a FRU image binary comprising the plurality of the FRU information device areas in accordance with the IPMI format and using the first data unit being converted as a value stored in the first FRU information device area specified by the first indicator;
and
writing, via the information conversion module, the FRU image binary to a FRU information device (FRUID) of the FRU.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.