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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Inventors:
Zhipeng Gao, Jiangsu, CN;
Wilson Velez, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2018.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 9/30083 (2013.01); G06F 9/4418 (2013.01); G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G06F 11/0727 (2013.01); G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0028 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0032 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of identifying an unsupported storage device on a server is disclosed as including providing the server with a baseboard management controller (BMC), the BMC obtaining vital product data (VPD) from a storage device on the server, the BMC comparing the VPD from the storage device with one or more approved VPDs, and the BMC issuing an output in response to said comparison.