User selectable management alert format

• US 20070118658A1
• Filed: 11/23/2005
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Broyles, Paul, Gibbons, Patrick
• Application Number:
  US11/286,554
• Publication Number:
  US 20070118658A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/06 Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications

Abstract

In one embodiment a computer system, comprises a processor, a basic input/output system (BIOS) including logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to present, in a user interface, one or more devices coupled to a computer system and one or more management alert formats applicable to one or more devices, receive a selection signal from the user interface identifying one of the management alert formats presented in the user interface, and configure one or more devices coupled to the computing system with the identified management alert format.

Claims

1. A computer system, comprising:

a processor;

a basic input/output system (BIOS) including logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to;

initiate power on self test (POST) processing in the basic input/output system of a computing device;

present one or more management alert formats in a user interface;

receive a selection signal from the user interface identifying one of the management alert formats presented in the user interface; and

configure a device coupled to the computing system with the identified management alert format.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the BIOS further comprises logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

select a firmware image based on the selection signal; and

transmit the firmware image to the device during post processing.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the logic instructions and the management alert formats are stored in a non-volatile memory.

4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a network interface card (NIC) and the management alert formats include at least one of an alert standard format (ASF) protocol or an active management technology (AMT) protocol.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the BIOS further comprises logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

receive a new management alert format; and

load the new management alert format into non-volatile memory.

6. A method, comprising:

initiating power on self test (POST) processing in the basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computing device;

presenting one or more management alert formats in a user interface;

receiving a selection signal from the user interface identifying one of the management alert formats presented in the user interface; and

configuring a device coupled to the computing system with the identified management alert format.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

selecting a firmware image based on the selection signal; and

transmitting the firmware image to the device during post processing.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a new management alert format; and

loading the new management alert format into a non-volatile memory.

9. A computer program product comprising logic instructions stored on a computer-readable medium which, when executed by a computer processor, configure the processor to:

initiate power on self test (POST) processing in the basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computing device;

present one or more management alert formats in a user interface;

receive a selection signal from the user interface identifying one of the management alert formats presented in the user interface; and

configure a device coupled to the computing system with the identified management alert format.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

select a firmware image based on the selection signal; and

transmit the firmware image to the device during post processing.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the logic instructions and the management alert formats are stored in a non-volatile memory.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the device comprises a network interface card (NIC) and the management alert formats include at least one of an alert standard format (ASF) protocol or an active management technology (AMT) protocol.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

receive a new management alert format; and

load the new management alert format into non-volatile memory.

14. A method, comprising:

presenting, in a user interface, one or more devices coupled to a computer system and one or more management alert formats applicable to one or more devices;

receiving a selection signal from the user interface identifying one of the management alert formats presented in the user interface; and

configuring the one or more devices coupled to the computing system with the identified management alert format.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

selecting a firmware image based on the selection signal; and

transmitting the firmware image to the device.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a new management alert format; and

loading the new management alert format into a non-volatile memory.

17. A computer system, comprising:

a processor;

a basic input/output system (BIOS) including logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to;

present, in a user interface, one or more devices coupled to a computer system and one or more management alert formats applicable to one or more devices;

receive a selection signal from the user interface identifying one of the management alert formats presented in the user interface; and

configure one or more devices coupled to the computing system with the identified management alert format.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the BIOS further comprises logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

select a firmware image based on the selection signal; and

transmit the firmware image to the device.

19. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the logic instructions and the management alert formats are stored in a non-volatile memory.

20. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the device comprises a network interface card (NIC) and the management alert formats include at least one of an alert standard format (ASF) protocol or an active management technology (AMT) protocol.

21. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the BIOS further comprises logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

receive a new management alert format; and

load the new management alert format into non-volatile memory.