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RACK SERVER MANAGEMENT

  • US 20120331119A1
  • Filed: 06/21/2011
  • Published: 12/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a message from a management controller of a rack server, the message requesting a lease for a network address under a first protocol, the message storing one or more parameters characterizing the management controller in one or more fields defined by the first protocol as being reserved for vendor-specific extensions, and the message being received via a switch port configured to allow only network traffic under the first protocol;

    providing the lease for the network address to the management controller via the switch port; and

    upon determining that the management controller is a supported device based on the one or more parameters and an indication of one or more supported devices, configuring the switch port to allow network traffic under at least a second protocol.

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