Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2008-08-11
2011-12-06
Lee, Thomas (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
C714S047200, C713S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08074062
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems are disclosed for using a server management program for an error configuration table, wherein a user loads the management program, which receives a Hardware Error Configuration Table (HECT) from baseboard management controller (BMC) firmware, the HECT table containing error control parameters for a hardware error event table. A replica of the HECT is maintained in SRAM using BMC firmware. The HECT is sent via the basic input output system (BIOS) during system power up. An interface is set up to allow the user to configure error event thresholds. The user can set preferred threshold of a system management requirement without rebooting system. If the user makes changes to the HECT, the management program sends the new HECT to BMC firmware to feedback the completion. A software SMI is issued to inform BIOS of HECT changes during the BMC completion. BIOS informs the operating system (OS) to discard and reload the new HECT.
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Liang Yung Shun
Yang Chih-Cheng
Dell Products L.P.
Johnson Terrell
Lee Thomas
O'Keefe, Egan Peterman & Enders LLP
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