Dell Products Inc.

Dell & Products L.p.

Nishaa Bouvanasilan

Deepaganesh Paulraj

Kalyani Korubilli

Systems and methods provide multi-mode validation of modifications to an IHS (Information Handling System) that is factory-provisioned and shipped with hardware capabilities that are not enabled. During factory provisioning of the IHS, two factory-signed certificates are uploaded to the IHS. An inventory certificate identifies factory-installed hardware of the IHS and a capabilities certificate identifies factory-provisioned hardware capabilities of the IHS, such as licensable features of the IHS. Upon deployment of the IHS, multiple validation modes are available. One mode uses the inventory certificate to validate the detected IHS hardware as factory-installed. Another mode uses the capabilities certificate to validate the factory-provisioned hardware capabilities of the IHS that are not enabled. Another mode uses the capabilities certificate to enable a validated factory-provisioned hardware capability of the IHS.

Multi-mode validation of modifications to an IHS

Systems and methods are provided for validation and enforcement of the use of factory-provisioned environmental restrictions for the operation of certain hardware components of IHSs (Information Handling Systems). During factory provisioning of the IHS, a factory-signed certificate is uploaded to the IHS that identifies the factory-installed hardware of the IHS and any thermal restrictions on that hardware, such as operating temperature boundary requirements for the hardware. Upon deployment of the IHS, validation procedures use an inventory from the certificate to validate the detected IHS hardware as factory-installed. The validation procedures use the thermal restriction from the certificate to confirm the detected IHS hardware is configured to operate within the factory-provisioned thermal restrictions. The thermal restrictions from the certificate are also used to validate relocation of the IHS to different ambient environments.

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Nishaa Bouvanasilan