System and method of web-based virtual media redirection

摘要

Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a method of performing a virtual media redirection. The method includes: (a) establishing a Web Socket connection between a web server of a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a browser program of a computing device in a network, the BMC performing a management function of a host computer; (b) emulating, at the BMC, virtual media to the host computer; (c) receiving, at the BMC, a read command from the host computer and directed to the emulated virtual media, the read command specifying a first file; (d) in response to the read command, sending, at the BMC, a request for the first file according to the read command to the browser program through the Web Socket connection; and (e) receiving, at the web server, the first file from the browser program through the Web Socket connection.

主权项

1. A method of performing a virtual media redirection, comprising:
establishing a WebSocket protocol connection between a web server of a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a browser program of a computing device in a network, wherein the BMC performs a management function of a host computer; emulating, at the BMC, virtual media to the host computer; receiving, at the BMC, a first read command from the host computer and directed to the emulated virtual media, wherein the first read command specifies a file system structure of a file system on the emulated virtual media; in response to the first read command, sending, at the BMC, a first request for the file system structure to the browser program; receiving, at the web server, the file system structure from the browser program; providing, at the BMC, the file system structure to the host computer; receiving, at the BMC, a second read command from the host computer and directed to the emulated virtual media, wherein the second read command specifies a first file in the file system based on the file system structure provided; in response to the second read command, sending, at the BMC, a second request for the first file according to the second read command to the browser program through the WebSocket protocol connection; and receiving, at the web server, the first file from the browser program through the WebSocket protocol connection.