Methods and systems for reducing downtime from system management mode in a computer system

    公开(公告)号:US11366710B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US17183081

    申请日:2021-02-23

    Abstract: A system and method for shortening the system management mode when a fault occurs in hardware component in a computer system is disclosed. The computer system has hardware components that may have faults. Notification of an error in one of the hardware components is received through RAS silicon on a processing unit. The error is detected from the hardware component by a system management interrupt handler executed by a bootstrap processor core. The error data is logged into a system error log via a system control interrupt handler executed by the processing unit. The system management mode is avoided during the logging of the error data. This prevents other processor cores being suspended from the system management mode.

    Centralized off-board flash memory for server devices

    公开(公告)号:US10922071B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16352454

    申请日:2019-03-13

    Abstract: A centralized flash memory module is provided. The centralized flash memory module includes flash memory components, a flash memory management controller (FMMC), and a complex programmable logic device (CPLD). Each of the flash memory components is connected to a server device separate from the centralized flash memory module. The FMMC is configured to connect to the flash memory components and to a rack management device, separate from the centralized flash memory module. The CPLD is configured to connect the FMMC to the flash memory components and connect the server device to the flash memory components.

    Automatic debug information collection

    公开(公告)号:US09954727B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-24

    申请号:US14791661

    申请日:2015-07-06

    CPC classification number: H04L41/069 H04L41/0686

    Abstract: A baseboard management controller (BMC) of a system can retrieve logged system events from a non-volatile storage of the BMC and receive a command from an administrator device for the BMC to collect system debug information. The BMC can obtain debug information from a component of the system, in response to receiving the command. The BMC can save the debug information to a debug file and send the debug file to the administrator device.

    System and method for automatically configuring bios performance profiles
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    System and method for automatically configuring bios performance profiles 有权
    自动配置bios性能配置文件的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09128729B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-08

    申请号:US14528578

    申请日:2014-10-30

    CPC classification number: G06F9/4403 G06F9/4401 G06F9/4451 Y02D10/43

    Abstract: Each of a plurality of Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) performance profiles can be determined upon a corresponding performance goal. A particular performance profile can be selected from the plurality of BIOS performance profiles. A BIOS configuration can be determined for a computer system automatically based at least in part on the particular performance profile or a hardware configuration of the computer system. The computer system can be initialized with the BIOS configuration.

    Abstract translation: 可以根据相应的性能目标来确定多个基本输入/输出系统(BIOS)性能轮廓中的每一个。 可以从多个BIOS性能配置文件中选择特定的性能配置文件。 可以至少部分地基于特定的性能简档或计算机系统的硬件配置自动地为计算机系统确定BIOS配置。 可以使用BIOS配置初始化计算机系统。

    Systems and methods for memory content sharing between hosts and management controllers

    公开(公告)号:US12045623B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17695129

    申请日:2022-03-15

    CPC classification number: G06F9/4401

    Abstract: A computing system is provided. The computing system a central processing unit (CPU) configured to run a basic input/output system (BIOS) service and an operating system (OS). The computing system further includes a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a first boot non-volatile memory coupled to both the CPU and the BMC. A first portion of the first boot non-volatile memory stores system settings and configuration in an open standard such that the BIOS and the BMC can access the system settings based on a temporal ownership of the first portion of the first boot non-volatile memory.

    Baseboard management controller recovery

    公开(公告)号:US09921915B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-20

    申请号:US14885157

    申请日:2015-10-16

    Inventor: Ming-Hung Hung

    Abstract: A method for recovering a baseboard management controller (BMC) by determining, by a basic input/output system (BIOS), whether a BMC recovery mode is generated by a recovery mode jumper being triggered. The system performing the method can further install, if the recovery jumper is not triggered, a BMC firmware update driver and detect, if the recovery jumper is not triggered, a BMC image. The system that performs the method can further update, if the recovery jumper is not triggered, the BMC firmware and copy to a backup image, if the recovery jumper is not triggered, the BMC firmware update.

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