Method for presenting initialization progress of hardware in server, and server
US10002003B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for presenting initialization progress of hardware in a server, and a server where, before a basic input/output system (BIOS) runs to a preset process, an out-of-band central processing unit (CPU) in a hardware system in which a baseboard management controller (BMC) runs establishes a connection to a graphics card using a signal selection switch, the BIOS sends presentation information for representing initialization progress of hardware included in a server to the BMC, and then, the BMC presents the presentation information using the graphics card. Therefore, the presentation information can be always presented in an entire process in which the BIOS initializes the hardware in the server.
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