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Server system and management method thereof

  • US 10,031,876 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2015
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A management method of a server system including at least one host, a management system, and a switch device connecting the at least one host to the management system, the management method comprising:

  • generating at least one virtual device for transmitting option read-only memory (ROM) data that is necessary for the at least one host to perform at least one of a hardware function and a software function;

    allocating the at least one virtual device to the at least one host to correspond to the at least one host; and

    transmitting the option ROM data to at least one target host corresponding to the at least one virtual device,wherein;

    the server system comprises at least one physical device connected to the switch device,the option ROM data is necessary for the at least one host to use a target physical device of the at least one physical device, andthe management method further comprises determining whether to generate the at least one virtual device for transmitting option ROM data, which is necessary for using the target physical device, to the at least one host, based on a connection relationship between the at least one host and the target physical device connected to each other through switch device.

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