Methods and apparatuses for processing wake events of communication networks

摘要

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products that respond to wake events of communication networks are disclosed. One or more embodiments comprise setting a wake password of a computing device, such as a notebook computer or a server. Some of the embodiments comprise receiving a wake request from a communications network, establishing a secure communication session, and setting the wake password with the secure communication session. Some embodiments comprise an apparatus having a network controller to allow a platform to communicate via a communications network, non-volatile memory that stores a wake password, and a management controller that may communicate with a management console via a secure communication session to update the wake password. One or more embodiments the network controller may wake management hardware and/or wake the management controller while keeping one or more of the devices in the power conservation mode.

主权项

1. A method of processing a remote wake request, comprising:
receiving, by a communication device of a first computing device, from a second computing device, a wake request and a wake password via a communications network; waking by the communication device of the first computing device at least one component of the first computing device; validating the wake request by the communication device and the at least one component of the first computing device; and waking one or more additional components of the first computing device as a result of validating the wake request, wherein the waking by the communication device of the first computing device the at least one component of the first computing device comprises waking by the communication device of the first computing device a management controller; and establishing by the management controller a secure communication session between the first computing device and the second computing device and, wherein the waking the one or more additional components of the first computing device as a result of validating the wake request comprises waking the one or more additional components of the first computing device after establishing by the management controller the secure communication session.