Methods and systems for managing network attached storage (NAS) within a management subsystem
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1. An information handling system (IHS) comprising:
- a motherboard;
a management controller (MC) having communication connections, the MC coupled to the motherboard;
a network attached storage (NAS) coupled to the MC through a dedicated connection of the communication connections, wherein the MC provides access to the NAS through the dedicated connection, wherein the NAS is shared across one or more components of the IHS, and wherein the NAS provides shared storage and provisions data for a plurality of users throughout one or more operating systems and one or more file systems; and
an advanced option card (AOC) coupled to the motherboard via an advanced option connector, wherein the NAS is integrated on the AOC, and wherein the AOC allows for a dedicated network interface for management traffic such that the management traffic remains separate from all other network traffic.
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Abstract
An information handling system (IHS) comprising a chassis, a motherboard disposed within the chassis, a management controller (MC) coupled to the motherboard and a network attached storage (NAS) coupled to the MC wherein the MC provides access to the NAS. An IHS may further include and input/output (I/O) module (IOM) disposed within the chassis, at least one blade and a keyboard video mouse (KVM) module, wherein the NAS is directly accessible to the IOM blade(s) and KVM module.
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1. An information handling system (IHS) comprising:
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a motherboard; a management controller (MC) having communication connections, the MC coupled to the motherboard; a network attached storage (NAS) coupled to the MC through a dedicated connection of the communication connections, wherein the MC provides access to the NAS through the dedicated connection, wherein the NAS is shared across one or more components of the IHS, and wherein the NAS provides shared storage and provisions data for a plurality of users throughout one or more operating systems and one or more file systems; and an advanced option card (AOC) coupled to the motherboard via an advanced option connector, wherein the NAS is integrated on the AOC, and wherein the AOC allows for a dedicated network interface for management traffic such that the management traffic remains separate from all other network traffic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing a network attached storage (NAS) within an information handling system (IHS), the method comprising:
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providing a motherboard coupled to a management controller (MC); managing, by the MC, access to the NAS across one or more components of the IHS through a network interface dedicated for management traffic of the MC; sharing the NAS across the one or more components; providing, by the NAS, shared storage; provisioning data, by the NAS, for a plurality of users throughout one or more operating systems and one or more file systems; coupling an advanced option card (AOC) to the motherboard via an advanced option connector; providing, by the AOC, a dedicated network interface for management traffic such that the management traffic remains separate form all other network traffic; and wherein the NAS is integrated on the AOC. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for adding internal storage to an IHS management subsystem, the system comprising:
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a blade; a midplane coupled to the blade, wherein the midplane distributes power to one or more components of the IHS management subsystem; a management controller (MC) coupled to the midplane; a network attached storage (NAS) coupled to the MC, wherein the MC manages access to the NAS across one or more components of the IHS management subsystem through a network interface dedicated for management traffic of the MC, wherein the NAS is shared across the one or more components, wherein the NAS provides shared storage and provisions data for a plurality of users throughout one or more operating systems and one or more file systems; and an advanced option card (AOC) coupled to a motherboard via an advanced option connector, wherein the NAS is integrated on the AOC, and wherein the AOC allows for a dedicated network interface for management traffic such that the management traffic remains separate from all other network traffic. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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