System and method for interacting with a remote computer
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1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a command to a first computer, wherein the command is associated with a virtualized control displayed on a second computer; and
displaying a hardware status indicator on a display of the second computer after the first computer executes the transmitted command, wherein the hardware status indicator is a graphical representation of an external visual indicator of the first computer.
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Abstract
There is provided a system and a method for interacting with a remote computer. More specifically, there is provided a method comprising transmitting a command to a first computer, wherein the command is associated with a virtualized control displayed on a second computer, and displaying a hardware status indicator on a display of the second computer after the first computer executes the transmitted command, wherein the hardware status indicator is a graphical representation of an external visual indicator of the first computer.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a command to a first computer, wherein the command is associated with a virtualized control displayed on a second computer; and
displaying a hardware status indicator on a display of the second computer after the first computer executes the transmitted command, wherein the hardware status indicator is a graphical representation of an external visual indicator of the first computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A logic circuit comprising:
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a first gate structure configured to transmit video data from a host computer to a remote computer; and
a second gate structure configured to transmit a hardware status indicator from the host computer to the remote computer, wherein the hardware status indicator is a graphical representation of an external visual indicator of the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving an instruction for a host computer;
transmitting the instruction to a remote management controller associated with the host computer;
receiving a hardware status indicator associated with the host computer from the remote management controller coupled to the host computer; and
displaying the hardware status indicator in a graphical control panel on a display of a remote computer communicatively coupled to the remote management controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving a request at a host computer to mount a storage resource of a remote computer;
sending instructions to a motherboard within the host computer to integrate the storage resource into a file system of the host computer, wherein the host computer is communicatively coupled to the remote computer through a remote management controller; and
relaying data between the host controller and the storage resource of the remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A remote management controller comprising:
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a first gate structure configured to transmit video data from a host computer to a remote computer;
a second gate structure configured to transmit hardware status data from the host computer to the remote computer; and
a third gate structure configured to transmit a graphical control panel program to the remote computer, wherein the graphical control panel program, when executed, displays the hardware status data on the remote computer.
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20. A method of upgrading a server comprising:
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flashing a read only memory with instructions that enable a remote management controller to transmit a graphical control panel program to a remote computer, wherein the graphical control panel program, when executed, displays hardware status data of the remote management controller'"'"'s host computer, and wherein the graphical control panel program enables the remote computer to receive video display data and hardware status data associated with the host computer.
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21. A computer system comprising:
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a remote computer operable to couple to a remote management controller of a host computer over a network and configured to receive information from the remote management controller indicative of whether the host computer is powered-on or powered-off;
the remote computer further comprising;
logic operable to display the information as a virtual power switch, wherein the program logic is configured to display the virtual power switch on a screen of the remote computer in an on-configuration if the information indicates that the host computer is powered-on and to display the virtual power switch in an off-configuration if the information indicates that the host computer is powered-off, and logic configured to send a power-off command to the remote management controller for the host computer in response to receiving a click on the virtual power switch while in the powered-on configuration. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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