Authentication of baseboard management controller users in a blade server system
US8166539B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/71
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
User authorization and access information may be stored in a remote assistant card or chassis management module (CMM). The CMM may be in communication with each baseboard management controller (BMC) in a blade server system. Each BMC may authenticate its authorized users from the CMM using a simple user authorization retrieval command, e.g., IPMI Get Auth Code command. When an administrator wants to add or delete a user, the CMM may be updated instead of having to update each blade BMC. Each user may have a privilege list for any or all of the blades in the blade server system. This privilege list may define which user(s) apply to which blades, input-output (I/O) modules, and/or blade server system chassis.
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