System And Method For Assigning Addresses To Information Handling Systems
First Claim
1. An information handling system comprising:
- a processor operable to process information;
a network component interfaced with the processor and operable to communicate information with a network using a MAC address;
a management controller in communication with the processor, the management controller operable to interface with an address manager to retrieve a MAC address associated with the network component and to apply the MAC address to the network component for communication of information through the network.
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Abstract
Information handling system network addresses are managed to support a consistent MAC address for iSCSI and fibre channel host bus adapter. For example, a management controller retrieves a MAC address from persistent memory, such as a network location, and assigns the MAC address to a non-persistent memory of a predetermined information handling system network component so that the MAC address remains consistent even if the network component is replaced. For example, an offload engine that supports network communications with iSCSI receives a MAC address from a network location and applies the MAC address for use by a host bus adapter. Alternatively, an offload engine supports Fibre Channel with World Wide Name or World Wide Identifier address assignments.
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20 Claims
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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a processor operable to process information; a network component interfaced with the processor and operable to communicate information with a network using a MAC address; a management controller in communication with the processor, the management controller operable to interface with an address manager to retrieve a MAC address associated with the network component and to apply the MAC address to the network component for communication of information through the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing network MAC addresses associated with information handling system network components, the method comprising:
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storing network MAC addresses in persistent memory accessible by the information handling systems; retrieving with a management controller one or more of the network MAC addresses associated with a predetermined network component; applying the network MAC address to the predetermined network component; and powering up the network component to establish network communications with the network MAC address. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for assigning network addresses to an information handling system network component, the system comprising:
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a management controller operable to retrieve a network address associated with the network component and assign the network address to the network component; and a network component interfaced with the management controller and operable to apply the network address provided by the management controller for communication through a network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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