System and method for providing a wireless failover of a management connection in a server rack of a data center
US9942935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server rack includes a first component including a host processor to provide a hosted environment and a first management system to provide a managed environment separate from the hosted environment, to establish a first wireless connection to a mobile device, to process a first management request from the mobile device in the managed environment, and to detect that the first wireless connection has unexpectedly terminated, and a second component including a second management system to receive an indication from the first management controller that the first wireless connection was unexpectedly terminated, to establish a second wireless connection to the mobile device in response to the indication, to receive a second management request from the mobile device, and to send the second management request to the first management system. The first management system being further to process the second management request in the managed environment.
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