Dell Products Inc.

John Ross Palmer

Jinsaku Masuyama

Sajjad Ahmed

Syed S Ahmed

Travis E Taylor, Iii

Sudhir Vittal Shetty

Chitrak Gupta

Rama Rao Bisa

Dinesh Kunnathur Ragupathi

Jeffrey M Lairsey

Kevin D Terwilliger

Arulnambi Raju

Sanjiv Sinha

James Lewis Petivan

Pritesh Francis Prabhu

Troy A Tiritilli

David Matthew Warden

Syed S Ahmen

Travis Taylor

Shawn Joel Dube

Akkiah Choudary Maddukuri

Rajeshkumar Ichchhubhai Patel

Pavan Kumar Gavvala

Alan Jacob Brumley

Jeremiah James Bartlett

Sajjad S Ahmed

Sreenivasula Reddy G

Richard Lynn Hall

Phil R Geiger

Timothy D Jones

Chandrasekhar Puthilathe

Aubreye Reddell

An information handling system may include a processor, one or more accelerators communicatively coupled to the processor, and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and the one or more accelerators and configured for out-of-band management of the information handling system, the management controller further configured to receive information regarding the one or more accelerators, determine a criticality factor for each of the one or more accelerators based on the information, determine an accelerator health status for each of the one or more accelerators, and determine an overall system health of the information handling system based on the criticality factors and the accelerator health statuses.

Systems and methods for managing system rollup of accelerator health

A system may include an air mover configured to drive a flow of air, a heat-generating component in a path of the flow of air, an assembly comprising heat-rejecting media and a thermoelectric cooling apparatus thermally coupled to the heat-rejecting media and arranged such that the heat-rejecting media is in the path of the flow of air between the air mover and the heat-generating component, and a thermal control system communicatively coupled to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus and configured to control an electrical parameter applied to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus in order to create a temperature gradient across the thermoelectric cooling apparatus, such that when the electrical parameter is applied to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus, heat is transferred from the flow of air to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus via the heat-rejecting media.

Systems and methods for thermal control of an information handling resource using thermoelectric effect

A data center including a data center management controller and a plurality of floor tiles. Each floor tile includes a tile management controller coupled to the data center management controller. The data center management controller aggregates floor tile information from each floor tile and provides floor tile configuration information to each floor tile.

System and method for providing a data center management controller

An information handling system includes a first graphics processing unit (GPU) with a first high-speed interface, a second GPU with a second high-speed interface coupled to the first high-speed interface, and a baseboard management controller (BMC). The first GPU is configured to receive a command to provide management data to the BMC, and to provide first management data associated with the first GPU to the first GPU via the first high-speed interface in response to receiving the command. The second GPU is configured to receive the command, to receive the first management data via the second high-speed interface in response to receiving the command, and to provide the first management data and second management data associated with the second GPU to the BMC in further response to the command.

System and method for graphics processing unit management infrastructure for real time data collection

An information handling system includes a host processing system and a baseboard management controller (BMC). The host processing system includes a main processor that instantiates a management controller agent, and a general-purpose processing unit (GPU). The BMC is coupled to the host processing system and to the GPU. The BMC is configured to direct the management controller agent to retrieve first management information from the GPU, receive the first management information from the management controller agent, retrieve second management information from the GPU, and provide a health indication for the GPU based upon the first management information and the second management information.

System and method to derive health information for a general purpose processing unit through aggregation of board parameters

A method comprising may include mechanically coupling a first main body to a second main body mechanically via a first mechanical feature such that distance between the first main body and the second main body is variable in a first direction, mechanically coupling a chassis engagement feature to the first main body via a second mechanical feature such that distance between the chassis engagement feature and the first main body is variable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the chassis engagement feature is configured to mechanically engage with a chassis when the information handling resource is engaged within the chassis, and mechanically coupling a card engagement feature to the first main body via a third mechanical feature such that distance between the card engagement feature and the first main body is variable in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, wherein the card management feature is configured to mechanically engage with the information handling resource at an edge of the information handling resource opposite of an edge connector of the information handling resource, such that when the information handling resource is engaged within the chassis, the adapter mechanically constrains movement of the information handling resource relative to the chassis.

Universal low profile to full height form factor adapter

A server rack includes supports connected to a bottom base, and at least one shelf connected between at least two of the supports. Adjustable feet engaging the bottom base are disposed proximate a corresponding generally corner region of the bottom base. Jack bodies protruding upwardly from the bottom base are disposed proximate the corresponding generally corner region of the bottom base.

System and method for horizontal leveling of server racks

An information handling system includes a battery, a managed device, a host processing complex to instantiate a hosted processing environment, a wireless management module, and a management controller coupled to the wireless management module. The wireless management module includes a wireless transceiver. When the host processing complex is unpowered, the wireless management module receives power from the battery and receives configuration information for the managed device via the wireless transceiver. The management manages the managed device out of band from the hosted processing environment based upon the configuration information.

System and method for provisioning a powered off server in a data center

An information handling system, includes a server rack including a first communication device. The server rack has a mounting flange with a plurality of mounting holes. The information handling system also includes a server installed in the server rack and secured to the mounting flange via a first mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes. The server includes a second communication device, that is coupled to the first communication device via a second mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes.

System and method for wireless rack management controller communication

An information handling system includes a host processing system and a management controller. The host processing system includes a main processor that instantiates a management controller agent, a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a GPU throttle module. The management controller accesses the management controller via a first interface to obtain a performance status from the GPU, determine that the performance status is outside of a status threshold, and direct, via a second interface of the information handling system, the GPU throttle module to throttle the GPU to bring the performance status to within the status threshold.

System and method for normalization of GPU workloads based on real-time GPU data

A server rack includes a rack space including a plurality of rack units for receiving equipment, an aggregator module, and a plurality of management ports. Each management port is coupled to the aggregator, uniquely associated with one of the plurality of rack units, and collocated with the associated rack unit. The aggregator module is operable to determine which rack unit of the plurality of rack units that a first piece of equipment is installed into, based upon a first management port of the first piece of equipment being coupled to a second management port of the plurality of management ports.

System and method for providing a U-space aligned KVM/Ethernet management switch/serial aggregator controller

An information handling system includes a battery, a host processing complex, and a management system. The battery includes a battery power level gauge that determines a power level of the battery. The management system includes a wireless transceiver. When the host processing complex is unpowered, the management system is coupled to receive power from the battery and provides a first indication of the power level of the battery via the wireless transceiver.

System and method for monitoring a battery status in a server in a data center

A crate for shipping an information handling system includes a first side comprising an electro-magnetic protective material. The electro-magnetic protective material inhibits electro-magnetic intrusions into the information handling. The crate also includes a second side comprising a first portion comprising the electro-magnetic protective material, and a second portion devoid of the electro-magnetic protective material. The second portion passes a wireless electro-magnetic signal to the information handling system.

System and method for providing wireless communications to a boxed server

An information handling system includes a host processing complex and a wireless management system. The host processing complex instantiates a hosted processing environment and includes a first general-purpose processing unit (GPU) and a GPU hot-plug module that enables a hot-plug operation to replace the first GPU with a second GPU while power is provided to the host processing complex. The hosted processing environment instantiates a first workload on the first GPU. The wireless management system operates out of band from the hosted processing environment, directs the hosted processing environment to halt the first workload, and directs the GPU hot-plug module to perform the hot-plug operation.

System and method for managing workloads and hot-swapping a co-processor of an information handling system

A server rack includes a management controller, a power mapping module coupled to the management controller, and a plurality of power receptacles. Each power receptacle is coupled to the power mapping module to provide an indication to the power mapping module of the power consumed by equipment that is plugged in to each power receptacle. The management controller is operable to determine that the power consumed by the equipment installed in the server rack is greater than a high power threshold and throttle a first piece of equipment installed in the rack.

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John Ross Palmer