Management of configuration data for a multi-module server
US12074759B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0751
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a server including a plurality of information processing modules so as to form a unified platform for an operating system deployed on the server, each module having an elementary software, BIOS, provided to use configuration data when the module is started up, the server also being provided to allow at least one configuration datum to be modified, and being characterized in that it further includes a management controller, BMC, provided to store configuration data in an associated memory, and to transmit, when the at least one configuration datum is modified, such data to management controllers associated with the other modules, and in that the elementary software is provided to recover the configuration data from the management controller when the module is started up.
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