Information Handling System Physical Component Inventory To Aid Operational Management Through Near Field Communication Device Interaction

摘要

NFC communications from a mobile phone to an information handling system initiates an inventory by a management controller of the information handling system. The inventory is provided to the mobile telephone with a second NFC communication so that an end user can see a visual depiction of the interior of the information handling system before opening the chassis of the system.

主权项

1. An information handling system comprising:
a chassis; at least one processor included in the chassis and operable to execute instructions to process information; memory included in the chassis and interfaced with the at least one processor, the memory operable to store the instructions and information; a management controller included in the chassis and operable to perform management functions including at least power up and power down of the at least one processor; a near field communications (NFC) device interfaced with the management controller and operable to communicate with an external NFC device; and an inventory module interfaced with the management controller, the inventory module operable to obtain a hardware configuration from hardware components included in the chassis and to communicate the hardware configuration through communication by the NFC device to an external NFC device.