Dell Products Inc.

Newisys, Inc.

Karl Rasmussen

Wei G Liu

Yifei Wan

An initialization data memory space allocation system includes a memory system having a memory space that includes an initialization data bucket that reserves a contiguous subset of the memory space for initialization data. Each initialization engine that is coupled to the memory system is configured during initialization operations to allocate, for that initialization engine, a portion of the contiguous subset of the memory space reserved by the initialization data bucket, and then store initialization data in that portion of the contiguous subset of the memory space reserved by the initialization data bucket. A runtime engine that is coupled to the memory system is configured, during runtime operations, to claim the contiguous subset of the memory space reserved for initialization data by the initialization data bucket for runtime data, and store runtime data in at least a portion of the contiguous subset of the memory space.

Initialization data memory space allocation system

In one embodiment, a method for managing a smart network interface controller includes: sending a request for estimated resource requirements associated with the smart network interface controller to a baseboard management controller of the information handling system, the estimated resource requirements indicating estimated system resources likely to be required by emulated devices of the smart network interface controller; receiving the estimated resource requirements from the baseboard management controller; initializing the estimated system resources based on the estimated resource requirements; enumerating system resources for one or more additional devices of the information handling system; determining that the smart network interface controller is in a ready state; identifying actual resource requirements associated with the smart network interface controller indicating actual system resources required by the emulated devices of the smart network interface controller; and enumerating the actual system resources for the emulated devices of the smart network interface controller.

Managing a smart network interface controller (NIC) of an information handling system

A bus allocation system includes at least one connector coupled to a plurality of devices, and a processing subsystem that includes at least one root port that is coupled to the at least one connector. The processing system executes instructions that are stored on a memory subsystem in order to provide a Basic Input Output System (BIOS) that is configured, during a boot process, to assign temporary bus values to each of the plurality of devices that are coupled to the connector. Based on the assigned temporary bus values, the BIOS detects each link that couples each of the plurality of devices to the connector, and determines a bus allocation count based on the detected links. The BIOS then allocates a number of buses for the at least one root port based on the bus allocation count.

Bus allocation system

A method, system, software, and processor for initializing information systems operating in headless and non-headless environments are presented. In one form, an information system includes a server platform operably associated with a platform BIOS and a service processor communicatively coupled to the platform BIOS. The service processor employs a platform boot monitor operable to provide an initialization mode of the server platform and may provide a flash update mode for updating a system BIOS.

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Temple, TX, United States of America

Karl Rasmussen