Systems and methods for inventory collection in a management controller
US11983668B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/2255
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information handling system may include a processor and a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management facilities for management of the information handling system, the management controller further configured to, in response to a triggering event for collecting a hardware inventory, collect identifying information for information handling resources of the information handling system and a location for each of the information handling resources, order the identifying information in accordance with a schema for ordering the identifying information, concatenate the identifying information into a string in accordance with the schema, generate a signature from the string, compare the signature to an existing inventory signature for the information handling system, and generate a notification in response to the signature mismatching the existing inventory signature.
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