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System management through direct communication between system management controllers

US9804980B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Philip D. Chidester · Austin, US
John R. Sieber · Cedar Park, US
Munir U. Ahmad · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2013
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/4291
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information handling system includes a first managed system including a first processor and a first management controller and a second managed system including a second processor and a second management controller. The first management controller is coupled to directly communicate with the second management controller. In an embodiment, the first management controller is coupled to the second management controller via a first I2C interface.

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