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Smart interface card control method and apparatus through a virtualized management interface

  • US 10,515,043 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2018
  • Issued: 12/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A smart interface card control method, comprising:

  • when a smart interface card is inserted into a smart interface card slot of a host, registering a virtualized management interface with the host by using a protocol stack of a preset type;

    creating a virtual link from the virtualized management interface to a baseboard management controller (BMC) management interface, wherein the BMC management interface belongs to the smart interface card;

    receiving a management address configuration instruction sent by the host;

    configuring a management address of the BMC management interface according to the management address configuration instruction; and

    receiving a control instruction that is sent by the host by using the management address, and sending the control instruction to the BMC management interface by using the virtual link; and

    , whereinthe type of the smart interface card slot includes a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIE) interface slot or a USB interface slot; and

    registering the virtualized management interface with the host by using a protocol stack of a preset type comprise;

    registering the virtualized management interface on a PCIE interface or the USB interface slot of the host by using the protocol stack of the preset type.

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