Patent ID: 11927999
Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A system comprising:
a host comprising a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory;
a connector; and
a smart network interface card (NIC) to be installed in the connector, wherein the smart NIC comprises:
a memory to store instructions;
at least one hardware processor to execute the instructions to provide an input/output (I/O) service for the host other than network communication, wherein the I/O service is associated with a cloud operator domain; and
a baseboard management controller to:
manage components of the smart NIC other than the baseboard management controller, wherein managing components of the smart NIC other than the baseboard management controller comprises the baseboard management controller, responsive to remote messaging, changing a power state of the smart NIC; and
manage the host, wherein managing the host comprises comprising communicating with the host via the connector to control a system power state.