Chassis Management Access Console VIA a Local KVM Display

• US 20080126627A1
• Filed: 09/13/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Chandrasekhar, Babu K., Brumley, Alan J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,890,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/62
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes

Abstract

A local KVM module with an on-screen display interface in which a chassis management controller is included within a list of servers which may be accessed by the local KVM module. The local KVM module includes keyboard, mouse and video connectors as well as a tiering network connector. When accessing the local KVM module, the CMC is presented as any other blade server, but with the name Chassis Management Controller (CMC). When a user selects the CMC module from the onscreen display, the user is presented with a text console, where the user can login to a text terminal interface of the CMC module. The text interface can be implemented as for example, a serial connection via a local area network (LAN) or through a tiny telnet client via a chassis private network.

Claims

1. A system for controlling keyboard video monitor (KVM) functions within a server blade architecture comprising:

a server blade;

a management module coupled to the server blade; and

,

a local KVM module coupled to the management console, the local KVM module enabling establishment of a virtual terminal with the management module.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the management module comprises a chassis management controller.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein

the local KVM module enables establishment of a virtual terminal with the chassis management module and a blade management module.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein

the local KVM module presents a virtual terminal selection presentation;

and,

the virtual terminal selection presentation includes an option for selecting the management module.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein

when the management module is selected via the virtual terminal selection presentation, the local KVM module establishes a virtual terminal for the management module.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein

the virtual terminal for the management console provides keyboard and video functions to the management module.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein

the virtual terminal is established via a serial connection via a local area network (LAN).

8. The system of claim 5 wherein

the virtual terminal is established via a telnet client via a chassis private network.

9. A server blade system comprising:

a server blade chassis,

a server blade coupled to the server blade chassis;

a management module coupled to the server blade chassis; and

,

a local KVM module coupled to the management console, the local KVM module enabling establishment of a virtual terminal with the management module.

10. The server blade system of claim 9 wherein the management module comprises

a chassis management controller.

11. The server blade system of claim 10 wherein

the local KVM module enables establishment of a virtual terminal with the chassis management module and a blade management module.

12. The server blade system of claim 9 wherein

the local KVM module presents a virtual terminal selection presentation;

and,

the virtual terminal selection presentation includes an option for selecting the management module.

13. The server blade system of claim 12 wherein

when the management module is selected via the virtual terminal selection presentation, the local KVM module establishes a virtual terminal for the management module.

14. The server blade system of claim 13 wherein

the virtual terminal for the management console provides keyboard and video functions to the management module.

15. The server blade system of claim 13 wherein

the virtual terminal is established via a serial connection via a local area network (LAN).

16. The server blade system of claim 13 wherein

the virtual terminal is established via a telnet client via a chassis private network.