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公开(公告)号:US20130013759A1
公开(公告)日:2013-01-10
申请号:US13177704
申请日:2011-07-07
申请人: CHRISTOPHER H. AUSTEN , THOMAS M. BREY , WILLIAM M. EDMONDS , JEFFREY M. FRANKE , EDWARD J. KLODNICKI , JAMES A. O'CONNOR , NICHOLAS M. WILLIAMSON
发明人: CHRISTOPHER H. AUSTEN , THOMAS M. BREY , WILLIAM M. EDMONDS , JEFFREY M. FRANKE , EDWARD J. KLODNICKI , JAMES A. O'CONNOR , NICHOLAS M. WILLIAMSON
IPC分类号: G06F15/173
CPC分类号: H04L29/08099 , G06F15/161
摘要: Techniques are disclosed for managing inventory data for components of a server system. In one embodiment, a global management controller is provided, that is operatively connected to a plurality of local management controllers. Each local management controller is configured to manage a subset of the components of the server system. Each local management controller is also configured to generate, for each component, a checksum based on vital product data (VPD) of the component. Each local management controller is also configured to compute a composite checksum based on the checksums generated for the components in the subset. The global management controller is configured to maintain a global view of the VPD in the computer system, based on the checksums and/or composite checksums.
摘要翻译: 公开了用于管理服务器系统的组件的库存数据的技术。 在一个实施例中,提供了全局管理控制器,其可操作地连接到多个本地管理控制器。 每个本地管理控制器被配置为管理服务器系统的组件的子集。 每个本地管理控制器还被配置为针对每个组件生成基于组件的重要产品数据(VPD)的校验和。 每个本地管理控制器还被配置为基于为该子集中的组件生成的校验和来计算复合校验和。 全局管理控制器被配置为基于校验和和/或复合校验和来维护计算机系统中的VPD的全局视图。