OUT-OF-BAND CONFIGURATION OF IP ADDRESSES

摘要

In some implementations, an IP address can be configured for a computing device using an out-of-band communication channel. For example, a system administrator can configure a system controller (e.g., baseband management controller) with an IP address using an out-of-band communication channel. In some implementations, the system controller can be configured with the IP address when the computing device is powered down. The system controller can store the IP address in memory associated with the system controller. In some implementations, an operating system of the computing device can be configured with an agent (e.g., process, application, utility) that will request the IP address from the system controller and configure the computing device to use the IP address. For example, the operating system agent can use various operating system commands to configure the IP address for the computing device based on the IP address received from the system controller.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
before booting up a computing device,
receiving, at a system controller of the computing device via an out-of-band communication channel from a remote management system, a configuration request to configure an internet protocol (IP) address of the computing device, the configuration request specifying an IP address reserved for the computing device; andstoring the specified IP address in a storage associated with the system controller; and after booting up the computing device,
receiving, at the system controller, an IP address request from an operating system agent for the specified IP address; andconfiguring the IP address of the computing device based on the specified IP address.