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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2023
Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing, CN;
Ming Lei, Beijing, CN;
Fred Allison Bower, III, Durham, NC (US);
Caihong Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Jihao Zhang, Beijing, CN;
LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED, Beijing, CN;
Abstract
A method for replacing at least one hardware assembly of a data processing apparatus includes managing, by a system management software, the data processing apparatus with a service processor and a plurality of hardware assemblies, obtaining, by the system management software, first system configuration data, first system vital product data (SVPD), and first server identity data of the data processing apparatus from the service processor or through the service processor, obtaining, by the system management software, second SVD and second server identity data of the data processing apparatus from the service processor or through the service processor, comparing, by the system management software, the first server identity data with the second server identity data, and configuring, by the system management software, the data processing apparatus based on the first system configuration data and the first SVPD according to a comparison result.
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