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Method of remote access and control of environmental conditions
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Inventors: Sheikh, Tahir Q.; Johnson, Karl S.; Nguyen, Ken;
Assignee: Micron Electronics, Inc. (Nampa, ID)
Primary Examiner: Hua; Ly V.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
A fault tolerant method by which individual components of a server are monitored and controlled through independent, programmable microcontrollers interconnected through a microcontroller network. An external agent can control and monitor the microcontrollers by extending the interconnection network beyond the physical server. Intervention of the server operating system software is not required and is not utilized for the access and control operations. The method includes the processes running on a remote interface so as to enable communication between the microcontroller network and an external modem that communicates with a remote client machine. The remote interface also provides for connection to a local client machine. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Embodiments of the inventive remote access system provides system administrators with new levels of client/server system availability and management.
It gives system administrators and network managers a comprehensive view into the underlying health of the server--in real time, whether on-site or off-site.
In the event of a failure, the invention enables the administrator to learn why the system failed, why the system was unable to boot, and to control certain functions of the server from a remote station.
One embodiment of the present invention is a method of external management of a computer, the method comprising the acts of monitoring at least one environmental condition of at least one component of a first computer; and communicating the results of monitoring to a second computer, without an operating system executing on the first computer.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a method of external management of a computer environment, the method comprising the acts of providing a first computer; providing a second computer; selecting, at the second computer, a component of the first computer to be managed; selecting, at the second computer, a management operation to be performed by the first computer on the selected component; communicating the selected component and selected operation from the second computer to the first computer; and performing the selected operation on the selected component at the first computer.
Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a method of external management of a computer environment, the method comprising the acts of connecting a remote interface to a first computer and a second computer; providing a management command at the second computer directed to the first computer; encapsulating the command in a communications protocol; transmitting the encapsulated command to the remote interface; communicating the command received by the remote interface to the first computer; and performing the command on the first computer
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