Server, server management system and server management method
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorsChun-Chieh Yeh, Ming-Sheng Wu
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Abstract
A server, a server management system and a server management method are disclosed. The server comprises a field replaceable unit (FRU) memory and a baseboard management controller (BMC). The FRU memory stores an FRU data. The BMC receives an FRU access command from a remote management computer via an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI). The FRU access command comprises an FRU identification (ID). The BMC determines whether the FRU ID belongs to the FRU memory. If the FRU ID does not belong to the FRU memory, the BMC accesses a custom file according to the FRU ID. The custom file is different from the FRU data.
Claims17
A server management method, comprising:
- sending a get field replaceable unit (FRU) inventory area info command to a baseboard management controller (BMC) by a remote management computer via an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), wherein the get FRU inventory area info command comprises an FRU identification (ID);
- and
- responding to a size of an FRU inventory area according to the FRU ID, wherein when the FRU ID does not belong to an FRU memory, a dummy-specific FRU inventory area is created, and the size of the specific FRU inventory area is sent to the remote management computer;
- sending a field replaceable unit (FRU) access command to the baseboard management controller (BMC) by the remote management computer via the intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), wherein the FRU access command comprises the FRU identification (ID);
- determining whether the FRU ID belongs to the FRU memory, wherein the FRU memory stores an FRU data;
- and
- accessing a custom file by the baseboard management controller (BMC) according to the FRU ID if the FRU ID does not belong to the FRU memory, wherein the custom file is different from the FRU data.
A server, comprising:
- a field replaceable unit (FRU) memory for storing an FRU data;
- and
- a baseboard management controller (BMC) for receiving a get FRU inventory area info command from a remote management computer via an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), responding to a size of an FRU inventory area according to an FRU identification (ID) included in the get FRU inventory area info command, and receiving an FRU access command from the remote management computer via the intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), wherein the FRU access command comprises the FRU ID, the BMC creates a dummy-specific FRU inventory area and sends the size of the specific FRU inventory area to the remote management computer when the FRU ID does not belong to the FRU memory, determines whether the FRU ID belongs to the FRU memory, and accesses a custom file according to the FRU ID if the FRU ID does not belong to the FRU memory, and the custom file is different from the FRU data.
A server management system, comprising:
- a remote management computer;
- an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI);
- and
- a server, comprising:
- a field replaceable unit (FRU) memory for storing an FRU data;
- and
- a baseboard management controller (BMC) for receiving a get FRU inventory area info command from a remote management computer via the IPMI, responding to a size of an FRU inventory area according to an FRU ID included in the get FRU inventory area info command, and receiving an FRU access command from the remote management computer via the IPMI, wherein the FRU access command comprises the FRU ID, the BMC creates a dummy-specific FRU inventory area and sends the size of the specific FRU inventory area to the remote management computer when the FRU ID does not belong to the FRU memory, determines whether the FRU ID belongs to the FRU memory, and accesses a custom file according to the FRU ID if the FRU ID does not belong to the FRU memory, and the custom file is different from the FRU data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.