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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Sriranjan Bose, Bangalore, IN;
Gururaja Nittur, Karnataka, IN;
Chidananda Satya Kumar Patchava, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sriranjan Bose, Bangalore, IN;
Gururaja Nittur, Karnataka, IN;
Chidananda Satya Kumar Patchava, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques presented herein provide approaches for managing rack servers. In one embodiment, a message is received from a management controller of a rack server and via a switch port, where the message requests a lease for a network address under a first protocol. Upon determining that the management controller is a supported device, the switch port is configured to allow network traffic under at least a second protocol.