US Patent Application 17730076. SMART NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER OPERATING SYSTEM BINDING simplified abstract
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SMART NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER OPERATING SYSTEM BINDING
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Deepaganesh Paulraj of Bangalore (IN)
Akkiah Choudary Maddukuri of Austin TX (US)
Lee E. Ballard of Georgetown TX (US)
SMART NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER OPERATING SYSTEM BINDING - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 17730076 Titled 'SMART NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER OPERATING SYSTEM BINDING'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes an information handling system that includes a host system and a management controller for out-of-band management. The system also includes a network interface controller with its own storage resource. The management controller is designed to receive an identifier specific to the operating system of the host system and compare it to an identifier provided by the network interface controller. If there is a mismatch between the two identifiers, the management controller will prevent the network interface controller from operating.
Original Abstract Submitted
An information handling system may include a host system, a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system, and a network interface controller including a network interface controller storage resource. The management controller may be configured to: receive, from the host system, a first identifier that is specific to an operating system (OS) of the host system; compare the first identifier to a second identifier provided by the network interface controller, wherein the second identifier is specific to an OS of the network interface controller that is stored on the network interface controller storage resource; and in response to a mismatch between the first identifier and the second identifier, prevent the network interface controller from operating.
