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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2018
Quanta Computer Inc., Taoyuan, TW;
QUANTA COMPUTER INC., Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
A system and method for insuring efficiency of a serial link between a host server and a switch is disclosed. A fabric switch has upstream ports associated with a serial link. A fabric controller is coupled to the switch. A host server includes a BIOS and a management controller. The host server has ports coupled to the serial link ports via cables to form lanes of the serial link. A memory is accessible by the controller and the management controller. The management controller reads an expected speed and width of the serial link from the memory. The BIOS determines an actual speed and width of the serial link. The management controller sends an error message if the actual speed and width do not match the expected speed and width.