Systems and methods for enabling a host system to use a network interface of a management controller
US10075398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system comprising may include a host system processor and a management controller communicatively coupled to the host system processor and configured to provide management of the information handling system via management traffic communicated between the management controller and a network external to the information handling system. The management controller may be further configured to couple to the external network via a first network interface integral to the management controller, emulate a second network interface to an operating system executing on the host system processor, and bridge the first network interface and the second network interface such that host system traffic may be communicated between the host system processor and the external network via the management controller.
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