MANAGING NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS IN A SERVER SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a controller in a server system, whether to share a network connection of the server system;
in response to determining to share the network connection, enabling a first shared network connection between the controller and a computing module in the server system, and enabling a second shared network connection between the computing module and a network interface controller (MC) in the server system; and
in response to determining not to share the network connection, enabling a dedicated network connection between the controller and the NIC.
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Abstract
A controller in a server system can determine whether to share a network connection of the server system. In response to determining to share the network connection, the controller can disable a dedicated network connection between the controller and a network interface controller (NIC) in the server system, enable a first shared network connection between the controller and a computing module in the server system, and enable a second shared network connection between the computing module and the NIC. In response to determining not to share the network connection, the controller can enable the dedicated network connection between the controller and the NIC.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a controller in a server system, whether to share a network connection of the server system; in response to determining to share the network connection, enabling a first shared network connection between the controller and a computing module in the server system, and enabling a second shared network connection between the computing module and a network interface controller (MC) in the server system; and in response to determining not to share the network connection, enabling a dedicated network connection between the controller and the NIC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An server system comprising:
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a network interface controller (NIC); a controller configured to; determine whether to share a network connection of the server system; in response to determining to share the network connection, enable a first shared network connection between the controller and a computing module in the server system, and enable a second shared network connection between the computing module and a network interface controller (NIC) in the server system; and in response to determining not to share the network connection, enable the dedicated network connection between the controller and the NIC. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions which cause a data processing device to:
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determine whether to share a network connection of the server system; in response to determining to share the network connection, disable a dedicated network connection between the controller and a network interface controller (NIC) in the server system, enable a first shared network connection between the controller and a computing module in the server system, and enable a second shared network connection between the computing module and the NIC; and in response to determining not to share the network connection, enable the dedicated network connection between the controller and the NIC.
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