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Method and apparatus for server management

  • US 10,496,300 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2016
  • Issued: 12/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a server using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device, comprising:

  • by the USB device, determining whether the USB device is connected to the server, the USB device including a permission of a respective user to the server;

    by the USB device in response to determining that the USB device is connected to the server, transmitting the permission to the server to enable the server to be operated based on the permission;

    providing, via the server, a level of operation of the server based on the permission; and

    by the USB device, monitoring conditions of the server while connected to the server,wherein the permission is a permission of a user of the server to use hardware of the server, and the permission specifies a performance level of the server as one or more hardware parameters including (1) a maximum number of central processing units (CPUs) and a maximum number of CPU cores of the server that can be used by the user, (2) a maximum operating frequency of a CPU of the server that can be used by the user, and (3) a size of available memory of the server that can be used by the user.

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