Computing device with a separate processor provided with management functionality through a separate interface with the interface bus
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising:
- a computer processor;
a system management processor;
a network interface communicably coupling the computer and system management processors to a network;
an interface bus communicably coupling the computer processor to the system management processor and to one or more hardware components of the computing device;
a CPU interface communicably coupling the system management processor to the interface bus, wherein the CPU interface is configured to provide the system management processor with communication functionality to the computer processor;
a system management interface communicably coupling the system management processor to the interface bus separately from the CPU interface, wherein the system management interface is configured to provide the system management processor with management functionality over the one or more hardware components of the computing device, and the system management processor is configured to control the one or more hardware components using the management functionality, said control being independent of an operating system running on the computer processor; and
storage means communicably coupled to the system management processor, wherein the system management processor regulates access of the computer processor to the storage means.
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Abstract
A computing device includes a first processor; a second processor; a network interface communicably coupling the first and second processors to a network; an interface bus communicably coupling the first processor to the second processor; a first interface communicably coupling the second processor to the interface bus; a second interface communicably coupling the second processor to the interface bus, the second interface being separate from the first interface, wherein the second interface is configured to provide the second processor with management functionality over one or more hardware components of the computing device; and storage means communicably coupled to the second processor, wherein the second processor regulates access of the first processor to the storage means.
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24 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a computer processor; a system management processor; a network interface communicably coupling the computer and system management processors to a network; an interface bus communicably coupling the computer processor to the system management processor and to one or more hardware components of the computing device; a CPU interface communicably coupling the system management processor to the interface bus, wherein the CPU interface is configured to provide the system management processor with communication functionality to the computer processor; a system management interface communicably coupling the system management processor to the interface bus separately from the CPU interface, wherein the system management interface is configured to provide the system management processor with management functionality over the one or more hardware components of the computing device, and the system management processor is configured to control the one or more hardware components using the management functionality, said control being independent of an operating system running on the computer processor; and storage means communicably coupled to the system management processor, wherein the system management processor regulates access of the computer processor to the storage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computing device comprising:
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a computer processor; a management module comprising; a management processor; a first network interface communicably coupling the management processor to a network; a computer interface communicably coupling the management processor to the computer processor; a one or more component management interfaces communicably coupling the management processor to one or more hardware components of the computing device, the one or more component management interfaces being separate from the computer interface, wherein the one or more component management interfaces are configured to provide the management processor with management functionality over the one or more hardware components; and
,storage means communicably coupled to the computer processor and the management processor, wherein the management processor regulates access of the computer processor to the storage means. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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