Embedded Management Controller for High-Density Servers

摘要

The described embodiments comprise an embedded management controller for managing a server on a sled device. The embedded management controller on the sled device comprises a processing mechanism; a plurality of internal interfaces coupled to the processing mechanism, each internal interface coupled to a corresponding interface of the server; and an external interface coupled to the processing mechanism, the external interface configured to be coupled to a system management controller separate from the sled device. In these embodiments, the processing mechanism is configured to communicate with the server using the internal interfaces, and is configured to selectively communicate information based on communications with the server to the system management controller using the external interface and commands to the server based on communications received from the system management controller using the external interface.

主权项

1. An apparatus for managing a server on a sled device, comprising:
an embedded management controller on the sled device, the embedded management controller comprising:
a processing mechanism;a plurality of internal interfaces coupled to the processing mechanism, each internal interface coupled to a corresponding interface of the server; andan external interface coupled to the processing mechanism, the external interface configured to be coupled to a system management controller separate from the sled device;wherein the processing mechanism is configured to:
communicate with the server using the internal interfaces; andselectively communicate information based on communications with the server to the system management controller using the external interface and commands to the server based on communications received from the system management controller using the external interface.