Cable management and security system
First Claim
1. A cable management system, comprising:
- a cable that is configured to transmit data between information handling systems (IHSs), wherein the cable includes a first end and a second end that is opposite the cable from the first end;
a first connector that is located on the first end of the cable and that is configured to couple the cable to a first IHS;
a second connector that is located on the second end of the cable and that is configured to couple the cable to a second IHS;
a first communication system that is located adjacent the first end of the cable, wherein the first communication system includes a first memory and a first processor that is coupled to the first memory and that is configured to;
receive and store first IHS identifying information about the first IHS in the first memory when the first connector is coupled to the first IHS; and
provide the first IHS identifying information to a management device when the first connector is not coupled to the first IHS; and
a second communication system that is located adjacent the second end of the cable, wherein the second communication system includes a second memory and a second processor that is coupled to the second memory that is configured to;
receive and store second IHS identifying information about the second IHS in the second memory when the second connector is coupled to the second IHS; and
provide the second IHS identifying information to the management device.
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Abstract
A cable management system includes a cable that transmits data between information handling systems (IHSs). The cable includes a first end and a second end that is opposite the cable from the first end. A first connector is located on the first end of the cable and couples the cable to a first IHS. A second connector is located on the second end of the cable and couples the cable to a second IHS. A first communication system is located adjacent the first end of the cable. The first communication system receives and stores first IHS information about the first IHS when the first connector is coupled to the first IHS and second IHS information about the second IHS when the second connector is coupled to the second IHS. The first communication system may then provide the first and second IHS information to a management device.
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20 Claims
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1. A cable management system, comprising:
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a cable that is configured to transmit data between information handling systems (IHSs), wherein the cable includes a first end and a second end that is opposite the cable from the first end; a first connector that is located on the first end of the cable and that is configured to couple the cable to a first IHS; a second connector that is located on the second end of the cable and that is configured to couple the cable to a second IHS; a first communication system that is located adjacent the first end of the cable, wherein the first communication system includes a first memory and a first processor that is coupled to the first memory and that is configured to; receive and store first IHS identifying information about the first IHS in the first memory when the first connector is coupled to the first IHS; and provide the first IHS identifying information to a management device when the first connector is not coupled to the first IHS; and a second communication system that is located adjacent the second end of the cable, wherein the second communication system includes a second memory and a second processor that is coupled to the second memory that is configured to; receive and store second IHS identifying information about the second IHS in the second memory when the second connector is coupled to the second IHS; and provide the second IHS identifying information to the management device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system (IHS) network, comprising:
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a first IHS; a second IHS; a cable connecting the first IHS and the second IHS, wherein the cable includes; a first connector that is located on a first end of the cable and that connects the cable to the first IHS; a second connector that is located on a second end of the cable and that connects the cable to the second IHS; a first communication system that is located adjacent the first end of the cable, wherein the first communication system includes a first memory and a first processor that is coupled to the first memory and that; receives and stores first IHS identifying information about the first IHS in the first memory when the first connector is coupled to the first IHS; and a second communication system that is located adjacent the second end of the cable, wherein the second communication system includes a second memory and a second processor that is coupled to the second memory and that; receives and stores second IHS identifying information about the second IHS in the second memory when the second connector is coupled to the second IHS; receives and stores the first IHS identifying information about the first IHS that is provided by the first communication system in the second memory; and provides the first IHS identifying information and second IHS identifying information to a management device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for cable management, comprising:
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coupling a first connector that is located on a first end of a cable to a first information handling system (IHS); coupling a second connector that is located on a second end of the cable to a second IHS; receiving, by a first communication system that is located adjacent the first end of the cable, first IHS identifying information about the first IHS and, in response, storing the first IHS identifying information; receiving, by a second communication system that is located adjacent the second end of the cable, second IHS identifying information about the second IHS and, in response, storing the second IHS identifying information; providing, by the first communication system, the first IHS identifying information directly to a management device when the first connector is not coupled to the first IHS; and providing, by the second communication system, the second HIS identifying information directly to the management device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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