System and method for enhancing DHCP and SNMP messages with RFID EPC ID
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1. An information handling system comprising:
- a management server;
at least one client component in communication with the management server, the client component having an Electronic Protocol Code (EPC) associated therewith;
an inventory database in communication with the management server, the inventory database comprising a listing of a plurality of EPCs and at least one component characteristic associated with each EPC; and
the management server operable to manage the at least one client component based upon the at least one component characteristic associated with the client component EPC.
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Abstract
A system and method for utilizing Electronic Product Code (EPC) information for configuring client components such as servers within a managed information handling system includes one or more client components (each including an EPC) connected with a management server. The management server communicates with an inventory database including a listing of EPCs and associated component characteristic information. When a client component requests a configuration message from the management server, the management server utilizes the EPC of the requesting client to determine the characteristic information associated with the client and generate an appropriate configuration message.
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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a management server;
at least one client component in communication with the management server, the client component having an Electronic Protocol Code (EPC) associated therewith;
an inventory database in communication with the management server, the inventory database comprising a listing of a plurality of EPCs and at least one component characteristic associated with each EPC; and
the management server operable to manage the at least one client component based upon the at least one component characteristic associated with the client component EPC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A management server for managing client servers within an information handling system comprising:
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an Electronic Product Code coordination module operable to;
communicate with at least one client server in communication therewith, the at least one client server having an Electronic Product Code (EPC) associated therewith;
communicate with an inventory database in communication therewith, the inventory database listing a plurality of EPCs and at least one component characteristic associated with each EPC; and
provide the at least one client server a configuration message incorporating the EPC of the client server and the at least one component characteristic associated with the client server EPC. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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sending a request from a client component to a management server, the request including an Electronic Product Code (EPC) associated with the client component;
retrieving at least one component characteristic associated with the EPC associated with the client component; and
generating a configuration message to be sent to the at least one client component, the configuration message incorporating the EPC and the at least one component characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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