Cisco Technology, Inc.

Chidananda Satya Kumar Patchava

Tao Wang

Sriranjan Bose

Gururaja A Nittur

Krishna Mohan

Dmitry Barsky

Michael V Dvorkin

Techniques presented herein provide approaches for generating a markup language object that describes a variety of BIOS setup variables and which allow the markup language object to be passed to the management system, as well as allow retrieval of a normalized BIOS from the management system. Doing so allows the management system to be used to easily and efficiently control a large number of server systems within a data center.

Bios parameter virtualization via BIOS configuration profiles

Techniques presented herein provide approaches for managing rack servers. In one embodiment, a message is received from a management controller of a rack server and via a switch port, where the message requests a lease for a network address under a first protocol. Upon determining that the management controller is a supported device, the switch port is configured to allow network traffic under at least a second protocol.

Rack server management

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Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

Chidananda Satya Kumar Patchava