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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2016
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Qichao Xia, Beijing, CN;
Wei Zheng, Shanghai, CN;
Colin Yong Zou, Beijing, CN;
Phoebe Ningning Cheng, Shanghai, CN;
Man Lv, Beijing, CN;
Mengwei Jiao, Beijing, CN;
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for backup communication. The method comprises: detecting a failure of a management interface between a processor and a baseboard management controller; in response to detecting the failure of the management interface, performing backup communication between the processor and the baseboard management controller using a control interface, wherein the baseboard management controller can obtain a physical parameter of the processor via the control interface; and transmitting a packet between the processor and the baseboard management controller via the control interface.