Server and method of identifying unsupported drives in a server
US11537550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0032
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of identifying an unsupported storage device on a server is disclosed as including providing the server with a baseboard management controller (BMC), the BMC obtaining vital product data (VPD) from a storage device on the server, the BMC comparing the VPD from the storage device with one or more approved VPDs, and the BMC issuing an output in response to said comparison.
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