Claims
- 1. A computer system with a plurality of peripheral devices disposed on a bus, comprising:
a remote console functionality assist logic structure disposed on said bus for effectuating remote system management applications relating to said computer system; and a processor for controlling at least one of said remote console functionality assist logic structure and one of said plurality of peripheral devices, wherein said processor receives interrupts from said remote console functionality assist logic structure responsive to one of said remote system management applications.
- 2. The computer system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said remote console functionality assist logic structure comprises a video encoder and a keyboard interface logic.
- 3. The computer system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said remote console functionality assist logic structure further comprises:
a system management controller; and an Input Output Processor interrupt controller.
- 4. The computer system as set forth claim 1, wherein said plurality of peripheral devices includes a network controller device that is controlled by said processor.
- 5. The computer system as set forth claim 1, wherein said plurality of peripheral devices comprises a modem device that is controlled by said processor.
- 6. The computer system as set forth claim 1, further comprises a back-up power source for powering said processor.
- 7. A computer system, comprising:
a first peer Input/Output (I/O) bus for interconnecting a first plurality of devices and a first plurality of expansion slots; a second peer I/O bus for interconnecting a second plurality of devices and a second plurality of expansion slots; and an expansion board comprising a processor, said board disposed in one of said second plurality of expansion slots, said board further having a connector for facilitating the transmission of control signals associated with said processor, wherein said second plurality of devices includes a remote console functionality assist logic structure, which structure is controlled by said processor.
- 8. The computer system as set forth in claim 7, wherein each of said first and second peer I/O buses comprises a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus.
- 9. The computer system as set forth in claim 7, wherein said expansion board further comprises a back-up power source.
- 10. The computer system as set forth in claim 7, wherein said remote console functionality assist logic structure comprises a video encoder for encoding video signals transmitted between a video controller and a system processor associated with said computer system.
- 11. The computer system as set forth in claim 10, wherein said remote console functionality assist logic structure further comprises a keyboard interface logic circuit.
- 12. The computer system as set forth in claim 10, wherein said remote, console functionality assist logic structure further comprises:
a system management controller associated with control of the remote console functionality assist logic structure by the computer system; and an Input Output Processor interrupt controller associated with control of the remote console functionality assist logic structure by an Input Output Processor.
- 13. A method of remotely monitoring a computer system, comprising the steps of:
providing a remote console functionality assist logic structure associated with said computer system; establishing a connection between said computer system and a remote terminal; and controlling said remote console functionality assist logic structure by an Input/Output processor.
- 14. The method as set forth in claim 13, wherein said establishing step comprises the step of setting up an in-band connection.
- 15. The method as set forth in claim 13, wherein said establishing step comprises the step of setting up an out-of-band connection.
Parent Case Info
[0001] entitled “Remote Server Management Device,” (Inventors: Brian Humpherys, John Butler, Siamak Tavallaei, Theodore F. Emerson and Doron Chosnek); U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/086,690, entitled “Method, System, and Apparatus for Intelligent Input/Output Device Driver Translation, and Emulation,” filed May 28, 1998 (Inventor: Theodore F. Emerson); U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/988,345, entitled “Device Proxy Agent for Hiding Computing Devices on a Computer Bus,” filed Dec. 10, 1997 (Inventors: Theodore F. Emerson and Christopher J. McCarty); U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/140,040, entitled “System and Method for Assigning and Controlling Adapters in a Computer System,” (Inventors: Theodore F. Emerson and Christopher J. McCarty); and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/098,015, entitled “System and Method for Hiding Peripheral Devices on a Bus,” filed Jun. 15, 1998 (Inventors: Siamak Tavallaei, Brian T. Purcell and Brian S. Hausauer).
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09313220 |
May 1999 |
US |
Child |
10108207 |
Mar 2002 |
US |