System and method for interpreting sensor data utilizing virtual sensors
First Claim
1. An information handling system comprising:
- a plurality of physical sensors each having a sensor number;
a plurality of virtual sensors associated with the physical sensors, the virtual sensors disposed within a virtual sensor repository; and
a management controller associated with the virtual sensors, the management controller operable to associate one or more of the physical sensors with one or more of the virtual sensors within the virtual sensor repository utilizing the sensor numbers and store within the associated virtual sensor a sensor value from the associated physical sensor.
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Abstract
A system and method for interpreting sensor data utilizing virtual sensors includes a plurality of physical sensors having a sensor number, a virtual sensor repository including a plurality of virtual sensors and an event log, a management controller, and one or more agents and allows for a central repository for a plurality of sensor values and a consistent and uniform view of system health. The management controller associates each of the physical sensors with one or more of the virtual sensors utilizing the sensor numbers. The management controller further stores within each of the associated virtual sensors the sensor value from the physical sensor associated with the associated virtual sensor. The one or more agents request and receive the sensor value for a desired physical sensor from one or more of the virtual sensors located in the virtual sensor repository instead of directly from the desired physical sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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a plurality of physical sensors each having a sensor number;
a plurality of virtual sensors associated with the physical sensors, the virtual sensors disposed within a virtual sensor repository; and
a management controller associated with the virtual sensors, the management controller operable to associate one or more of the physical sensors with one or more of the virtual sensors within the virtual sensor repository utilizing the sensor numbers and store within the associated virtual sensor a sensor value from the associated physical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for interpreting sensor values utilizing virtual sensors, the method comprising:
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associating one or more physical sensors with one or more virtual sensors, the virtual sensors located within a virtual sensor repository;
obtaining from each of the physical sensors a sensor value;
storing in each of the associated virtual sensors the sensor value from each of the associated physical sensors; and
providing the sensor value stored in the virtual sensor as the sensor value for the desired physical sensor in response to a request for a sensor value for a desired physical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A management controller for an information handling system operable to:
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communicate with a plurality of physical sensors each having a sensor number;
communicate with a plurality of virtual sensors associated with the physical sensors, the virtual sensors disposed within a virtual sensor repository; and
associate one or more of the physical sensors with one or more of the virtual sensors within the virtual sensor repository utilizing the sensor numbers and store within the associated virtual sensor a sensor value from the associated physical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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