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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2002
Applicants:
James Edward King, Wokingham, GB;
Rhod James Jones, Crowthorne, GB;
Inventors:
James Edward King, Wokingham, GB;
Rhod James Jones, Crowthorne, GB;
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F001/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer system comprises a host processor, and a service processor for providing system management functions within the computer system. One or more external communication devices are provided, for example ethernet ports. The external communication devices include at least one management communication device that communicates with the service processor. The management communication device is controlled by a signal from the service processor and is operative to send and receive data only when it receives the signal from the service processor.