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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2017
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Sudhir Vittal Shetty, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Prakash Nara, Round Rock, TX (US);
Stephanos S. Heracleous, Leander, TX (US);
Jacob R. Hutcheson, Round Rock, TX (US);
Balaji Shanmugam, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a plurality of chassis, each chassis comprising a plurality of information handling systems and a private inter-chassis network configured to couple the plurality of chassis to one another. Each chassis of the plurality of chassis may be configured to advertise a message to the private inter-chassis network, the message comprising information regarding such chassis. The plurality of chassis may detect the presence of each other based on messages advertised from each chassis and the plurality of chassis may nominate a lead chassis from the plurality of chassis to serve as a single point of management of the system.