System and method for switch management
First Claim
1. A switch comprising:
- a chassis comprising a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots having inserted therein a plurality of modules interconnected by one or more interconnection mechanisms including a mid-plane, the plurality of modules comprising;
one or more power supply modules for providing power to the switch, one or more cooling modules for cooling the switch, one or more line cards, one or more route processing modules (RPMs), and one or more switching fabric modules (SFMs);
wherein a first one of the modules is configured to;
detect empty slots from among the plurality of slots using module detection circuitry;
detect installed ones of the plurality of modules in the plurality of slots using the module detection circuitry;
interrogate the detected modules by exchanging one or more messages with each of the detected modules;
determine status information associated with each of the plurality of modules, including power requirements, voltage requirements, temperature limits, and cooling requirements;
determine a hierarchy among the plurality of modules based on module types and a number of the plurality of modules of each module type;
organize the status information associated with each of the plurality of modules consistent with the determined hierarchy; and
display the organized status information on a touchscreen status display panel mounted on one side of the first one of the modules in response to active use of the touchscreen status display panel, active use including navigation up or down the determined hierarchy using one or more navigation buttons.
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Abstract
A system and method for switch management includes a switch including a plurality of switch modules, and a status display panel. The plurality of switch modules includes one or more power supply modules for providing power to the switch, one or more cooling modules for cooling the switch, and one or more switching modules. The switch is configured to detect the plurality of switch modules, interrogate the detected switch modules, hierarchically organize status information based on information associated with the interrogated switch modules, and display the organized status information on the status display panel. The status information is displayed on the status display panel using an interactive status display system. In some examples, the switch further includes a plurality of status indicators, and the switch is further configured to temporarily activate the status indicators in response to active use of the status display system.
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20 Claims
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1. A switch comprising:
a chassis comprising a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots having inserted therein a plurality of modules interconnected by one or more interconnection mechanisms including a mid-plane, the plurality of modules comprising; one or more power supply modules for providing power to the switch, one or more cooling modules for cooling the switch, one or more line cards, one or more route processing modules (RPMs), and one or more switching fabric modules (SFMs); wherein a first one of the modules is configured to; detect empty slots from among the plurality of slots using module detection circuitry; detect installed ones of the plurality of modules in the plurality of slots using the module detection circuitry; interrogate the detected modules by exchanging one or more messages with each of the detected modules; determine status information associated with each of the plurality of modules, including power requirements, voltage requirements, temperature limits, and cooling requirements; determine a hierarchy among the plurality of modules based on module types and a number of the plurality of modules of each module type; organize the status information associated with each of the plurality of modules consistent with the determined hierarchy; and display the organized status information on a touchscreen status display panel mounted on one side of the first one of the modules in response to active use of the touchscreen status display panel, active use including navigation up or down the determined hierarchy using one or more navigation buttons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for managing a switch, the method comprising:
detecting, by a first module of a plurality of modules, other modules of the plurality of modules that are interconnected, within a chassis, by one or more mechanisms including a mid-plane, the plurality of modules comprising; one or more power supply modules for providing power to the switch, one or more cooling modules for cooling the switch, one or more line cards, one or more route processing modules (RPMs), and one or more switching fabric modules (SFMs); detecting empty slots from among a plurality of slots of the chassis using module detection circuitry; detecting installed ones of the plurality of modules in the plurality of slots using the module detection circuitry; interrogating, by the first module, the detected modules by exchanging one or more messages with each of the detected modules; determining status information associated with each of the plurality of modules, including power requirements, voltage requirements, temperature limits, and cooling requirements; determining, by the first module, a hierarchy among the plurality of modules based on module type and a number of the plurality of modules of each module type; organizing, by the first module, status information associated with each of the plurality of modules consistent with the determined hierarchy; and displaying, by the first module, the organized status information on a touchscreen status display panel mounted on one side of the first module in response to active use of the touchscreen status display panel, active use including navigation up or down the determined hierarchy using one or more navigation buttons. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An information handling system comprising:
a chassis comprising a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots having inserted therein a plurality of modules interconnected by one or more interconnection mechanisms including a mid-plane, the plurality of modules comprising; one or more power supply modules for providing power to the information handling system, one or more cooling modules for cooling the switch, one or more line cards, one or more route processing modules (RPMs), and one or more switching fabric modules (SFMs); wherein a first one of the modules is configured to; detect empty slots from among the plurality of slots using module detection circuitry; detect installed ones of the plurality of modules in the plurality of slots using the module detection circuitry; interrogate the detected modules by exchanging one or more messages with each of the detected modules; determine status information associated with each of the plurality of modules, including power requirements, voltage requirements, temperature limits, and cooling requirements; determine a hierarchy among the plurality of modules based on module type and a number of the plurality of modules of each module type; organize the status information associated with each of the plurality of modules consistent with the determined hierarchy; detect addition and removal of modules during an operation; and update the status information based on information associated with the added or removed modules; display the updated status information on a touchscreen status display panel mounted on one side of the first one of the modules; and temporarily activate status indicators in response to active use of the touchscreen status display panel, active use including navigation up or down the determined hierarchy using one or more navigation buttons. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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