System and method for management network activity in a data center environment

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a first management controller of a plurality of management controllers, a first list of active ports from a management switch that is coupled to the first management controller, wherein each particular active port includes is coupled to an associated second management controller of the plurality of management controllers, wherein each management controller is included in one of a plurality of devices that are managed by the management network;
• receiving, from the management switch, a plurality of second lists, one for each particular active port in the first list, each second list including an identification for the associated second management controller;
• determining, at the first management controller, a map of the management network based upon the first list and the plurality of second lists;
• determining, by the first management controller, that a particular one of the second management controllers has failed;
• retrieving the mirrored second data associated with the particular second management controller;
• and
• restoring the particular second management controller with the associated mirrored second data.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for performing a method, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a first management controller of a plurality of management controllers, a first list of active ports from a management switch that is coupled to the first management controller, wherein each particular active port is coupled to an associated second management controller of the plurality of management controllers, wherein each management controller is included in one of a plurality of devices that are managed by the management network;
• receiving, from the management switch, a plurality of second lists, one for each particular active port in the first list, each second list including an identification for the associated second management controller;
• determining, at the first management controller, a map of the management network based upon the first list and the plurality of second lists;
• determining, by the first management controller, that a particular one of the second management controllers has failed;
• retrieving the mirrored second data associated with the particular second management controller;
• and
• restoring the particular second management controller with the associated mirrored second data.