System, method, and computer program for communicating between a software driver and a baseboard management controller
US9804905B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a computer program embodied on a tangible computer readable medium includes computer code for obtaining baseboard management controller (BMC) access details, computer code for establishing a communication mechanism between a software driver and the BMC, utilizing the BMC access details, and computer code for sending a request between the software driver and the BMC, utilizing the communication mechanism.
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