Method and apparatus for RF access to system ID and fault information
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1. A method of accessing system information in an information handling system, comprising:
- storing system information in a computer component forming a part of an information handling system, wherein the computer component comprises a baseboard management controller (BMC);
receiving a request for at least a portion of the system information via a radio frequency identification (“
RFID”
) transponder link;
after receiving the relayed request, the BMC retrieving the requested system information from a basic input/output system (BIOS) memory of the information handling system via a system bus; and
automatically transmitting a response from the computer component via the RFID transponder link such that the response includes the at least a portion of the retrieved system information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for RF access to system identification and fault information includes storing system information in a computer component forming a part of an information handling system, receiving a request for at least a portion of the system information via a radio frequency identification (“RF”) transponder link, and automatically transmitting a response from the computer component via the RFID transponder link such that the response includes the portion of the system information.
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1. A method of accessing system information in an information handling system, comprising:
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storing system information in a computer component forming a part of an information handling system, wherein the computer component comprises a baseboard management controller (BMC); receiving a request for at least a portion of the system information via a radio frequency identification (“
RFID”
) transponder link;after receiving the relayed request, the BMC retrieving the requested system information from a basic input/output system (BIOS) memory of the information handling system via a system bus; and automatically transmitting a response from the computer component via the RFID transponder link such that the response includes the at least a portion of the retrieved system information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information handling system comprising:
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a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; a controller communicatively coupled to the processor via a system bus, the controller operable to access system information of the information handling system; and a radio frequency identification (“
RFID”
) transponder coupled to the controller via a communication bus, the RFID transponder operable to interface with the controller to obtain at least a portion of the system information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for using a radio frequency (“
- RF”
) link to access system information in an information handling system, comprising;a radio frequency identification (“
RFID”
) transponder forming a part of the information handling system, the RFID transponder operable to receive a request for system information and to transmit a response based on the request;a controller coupled to the RFID transponder via a bus, the controller operable to dynamically access and to cause the system information to be stored in the information handling system; an RF reader detached from the information handling system, the RF reader operable to transmit the request for system information and to receive the response via a wireless RF signal with the RFID transponder; and wherein the controller is a baseboard management controller of the information handling system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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