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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
American Megatrends International, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Chandrasekar Rathineswaran, Cumming, GA (US);
Joseprabu Inbaraj, Suwanee, GA (US);
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and a computer system are provided. A first service processor of the computer system emulates a first storage device to a composed machine of a computing pod. The first service processor exposes a bootable utility image to the composed machine through the first storage device. The bootable utility image is configured to boot a program that collects hardware inventory information from the composed machine. The first service processor emulates a second storage device to the composed machine. The first service processor receives the hardware inventory information from the composed machine through the second storage device.