System and method for configuring a platform event trap destination address

• US 20030208577A1
• Filed: 05/01/2002
• Published: 11/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Grigsby, Steven A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,277,934 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/06 Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0866 Checking the configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5014 using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]

Abstract

A system having a management console and one or more managed nodes is described. The management console has a network address and is connected to a network. Each managed node includes a network interface card for connecting with a network and an alert sending device for generating Alert Standards Forum Platform Event Traps in response to conditions at the managed node. The managed nodes are further able to receive Platform Event Trap destination address configuration packets and adopt the network address of the management consoles as the Platform Event Trap destination address.

Claims

1. An information handling system comprising:

a management console having a network address and operatively connected to a network;

a managed node operatively connected to the network, the managed node having a network interface card (NIC);

the NIC having an alert sending device (ASD), the ASD operable to generate platform event traps (PETs);

the NIC further having an associated PET destination address;

the managed node operable to receive a platform event trap destination address configuration file; and

the managed node operable to adopt the PET destination address contained in the PET destination address configuration file.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising the management information console having a configuration driver operable to generate a PET destination address configuration packet, the PET destination address configuration packet assigning the management console network address as the PET destination address.

3. The information handling system of claim 2 comprising the management console configuration driver periodically broadcasting the configuration packet at a selected time interval.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the network comprises an IP network.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising the managed node operable to compare the existing Platform Event Trap destination address associated with the managed node NIC with the received PET destination address and adopt the received Platform Event Trap destination address if the received PET destination address differs from the existing PET destination address.

6. The Information handling system of claim 1 further comprising the managed node operable to determine whether a valid PET destination address is associated with the managed node NIC and adopt the received PET destination address if no valid PET destination address is stored in the PET destination address configuration file.

7. The Information handling system of claim 1 further comprising the Alert Sending Device operable to generate a platform event trap in response to a managed node event.

8. The Information handling system of claim 7 further comprising the PET generated in compliance with Alert Standard Format.

9. The Information handling system of claim 1 further comprising the network having a wireless access point and the managed node operable to wirelessly communicate with the network via the wireless access point.

10. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising a configuration server connected to the network and operable to generate a PET destination address configuration packet.

11. The information handling system of claim 10 wherein the configuration server comprises a dynamic host configuration protocol server.

12. The information handling system of claim 10 further comprising;

the managed node operable to generate and submit a configuration discovery request;

the configuration server operable to receive the configuration discovery request and submit a PET destination address configuration packet.

13. A platform event trap (PET) destination address configuration system comprising:

a pet destination address comprising a management console network address; and

a destination address configuration driver for generating a configuration information packet including the PET destination address.

14. The configuration system of claim 13 further comprising the configuration driver operable to send a configuration packet in response to a configuration discovery request.

15. The configuration system of claim 13 further comprising the configuration driver operable to periodically broadcast the configuration information packet to an associated network.

16. A method for configuring a platform event trap (PET) destination address comprising:

connecting a managed node to a network having a management console, the management console having a network address;

transmitting a PET destination address configuration packet to the managed node through a network, the configuration packet designating the management console network address as the platform event trap destination address;

receiving the configuration packet at the managed node; and

adopting the management console network address as the platform event trap destination address.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising sending the configuration packet to the managed node via a wireless network.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising generating an alert standards forum platform event trap in the managed node in response to a managed node condition and transmitting the platform event trap to the network address of the management console.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

sending a configuration discovery request from the managed node after connecting to the network;

receiving the configuration discovery request at a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server; and

sending the configuration packet from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.

20. The method of claim 16 further comprising periodically broadcasting the configuration packet from the management console at a selected interval.