System and method for powering a wireless end point in a server rack of a data center
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1. An information handling system, comprising:
- a host processing complex to instantiate a hosted processing environment;
a management controller to manage the host processing complex out of band from the hosted processing environment; and
a wireless management module coupled to the management controller, the wireless management module including a first Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface that;
is coupled to a second USB interface of the management controller when the management controller is powered up; and
is coupled to a USB connector when the management controller is powered down, wherein the wireless management module receives power from a USB device coupled to the USB connector.
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Abstract
An information handling system includes a host processing complex to instantiate a hosted processing environment, a management controller to manage the host processing complex out of band from the hosted processing environment, and a wireless management module coupled to the management controller. The wireless management module includes a first Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface that is coupled to a second USB interface of the management controller when the management controller is powered up, and is coupled to a USB connector when the management controller is powered down, wherein the wireless management module receives power from a USB device coupled to the USB connector.
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1. An information handling system, comprising:
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a host processing complex to instantiate a hosted processing environment; a management controller to manage the host processing complex out of band from the hosted processing environment; and a wireless management module coupled to the management controller, the wireless management module including a first Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface that; is coupled to a second USB interface of the management controller when the management controller is powered up; and is coupled to a USB connector when the management controller is powered down, wherein the wireless management module receives power from a USB device coupled to the USB connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An method, comprising:
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instantiating, on a host processing complex of a system, a hosted processing environment; managing, by a management controller of the system, the host processing complex out of band from the hosted processing environment; coupling a first USB interface of a wireless management module to a second USB interface of the management controller when the management controller is powered up; coupling the first USB interface to a USB connector when the management controller is powered down; and receiving, by the wireless management module, power from the USB device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for performing a method, the method comprising:
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instantiating, on a host processing complex of a system, a hosted processing environment; managing, by a management controller of the system, the host processing complex out of band from the hosted processing environment; coupling a first USB interface of a wireless management module to a second USB interface of the management controller when the management controller is powered up; coupling the first USB interface to a USB connector when the management controller is powered down; and receiving, by the wireless management module, power from the USB device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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