INTELLIGENT FRONT PANEL

摘要

The front panel includes intelligence for controlling power, reset and power down functions for a storage enclosure having multiple servers, service processors, and enclosure management devices. The front panel may display information pertaining to system power state, disk activity, Ethernet activity, and other information. The front panel may implement sequencing rules for changes in power state. The front panel provides information for multiple servers and other devices through a single panel.

主权项

1. A storage enclosure, comprising:
a single front panel; a first processor; a set of hard disks; a plurality of servers; and a power supply unit, the single front panel configured to manage a sequence of power control events using the power supply unit for the plurality of servers, hard disks, and first processor.