System and method for configuring a platform event trap destination address

• US 7,277,934 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2002
• Issued: 10/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Grigsby, Steven A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Etienne; Ario
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nano; Sargon N.
• Application Number:
  US10/136,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20030208577A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,980 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/245
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/06 Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0866 Checking the configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5014 using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]

Abstract

A system having a management console and one or more managed nodes is described. The management console has a network address and is connected to a network. Each managed node includes a network interface card for connecting with a network and an alert sending device for generating Alert Standards Forum Platform Event Traps in response to conditions at the managed node. The managed nodes are further able to receive Platform Event Trap destination address configuration packets and adopt the network address of the management consoles as the Platform Event Trap destination address.

Claims

1. An information handling system comprising:

a plurality of managed nodes operatively connected to a network, a particular one of the managed nodes having a network interface card (NIC);

the NIC having an alert sending device (ASD), the ASD operable to generate platform event traps (PETs) for transmission to a management console having a management console address;

the NIC further having an associated PET destination address for routing PETs from the particular managed node;

the particular managed node operable to receive a PET destination address configuration packet broadcast to the plurality of managed nodes, the PET destination address configuration packet designating the management console address as PET destination address; and

the particular managed node operable to adopt the PET destination address contained in the PET destination address configuration packet such that PETs can be routed from the particular managed node to the management console.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising the management information console having a configuration driver operable to generate the PET destination address configuration packet.

3. The information handling system of claim 2 comprising the management console configuration driver periodically broadcasting the configuration packet at a selected time interval.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the network comprises an IP network.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising the particular managed node operable to:

compare an existing PET address associated with the particular managed node NIC with the received PET address; and

adopt the received PET destination address if the received PET destination address differs from the existing PET destination address.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising the ASD operable to generate a PET in response to a managed node event.

7. The information handling system of claim 6 further comprising the PET generated in compliance with Alert Standard Format.

8. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising the network having a wireless access point and the particular managed node operable to wirelessly communicate with the network via the wireless access point.

9. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising a configuration server connected to the network and operable to generate the PET destination address configuration packet.

10. The information handling system of claim 9 wherein the configuration server comprises a dynamic host configuration protocol server.

11. The information handling system of claim 9 further comprising:

the particular managed node operable to generate and submit a configuration discovery request; and

the configuration server operable to receive the configuration discovery request and communicate the PET destination address configuration packet to the particular managed node.

12. A platform event trap (PET) destination address configuration system comprising:

a destination address configuration driver for generating a configuration information packet including a PET destination address, the PET destination address comprising a network address for management console communicatively coupled to a plurality of managed nodes via a network;

wherein the destination address configuration driver is operable to broadcast the configuration packet over the network to the plurality of managed nodes such that a particular one of the managed nodes may adopt the PET destination address in the configuration information packet for routing platform event traps associated with the particular managed node to the management console.

13. The configuration system of claim 12 further comprising the configuration driver operable to periodically broadcast the configuration information packet over the network.

14. A method for configuring a platform event trap (PET) destination address comprising:

connecting a plurality of managed nodes to a network having a management console, the management console having a network address;

broadcasting a PET destination address configuration packet to the plurality of managed nodes through a network, the configuration packet designating the management console network address as the PET destination address;

receiving the configuration packet at a particular one of the managed nodes; and

adopting the management console network address as the PET destination address of the particular managed node such that PET can be routed from the particular managed node to the management console.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising sending the configuration packet to the particular managed node via a wireless network.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

generating an alert standards forum platform event trap in the particular managed node in response to a managed node condition and transmitting the platform event trap to the network address of the management console.

17. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

sending a configuration discovery request from the particular managed node after connecting to the network;

receiving the configuration discovery request at a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server; and

sending the configuration packet from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.

18. The method of claim 14 further comprising periodically broadcasting the configuration packet from the management console at a selected interval.