Patent ID: 9606560
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G05F,G06F,H04L,Y02D

Claim:
1. A computer system comprising: a power supply unit that provides at least one first supply voltage for operation of the computer system, a system board having at least one first power supply line that distributes the at least one first supply voltage; at least one processor arranged on the system board and coupled to the first power supply line that executes program code of user programs; a system monitoring module arranged on the system board having a microcontroller that executes program code for remote maintenance configured to monitor proper operation and configuration of the computer system, send out alarm messages, and receive configuration requests via a data network; at least one network interface coupled to the system monitoring module that couples the computer system to the data network; and at least one splitter, coupled to the network interface that taps off a remote feed voltage provided via the network interface and feeds in a second supply voltage, generated from the remote feed voltage, into at least one second power supply line of the system board, the second power supply line being coupled to the system monitoring module so that the system monitoring module can be supplied with sufficient energy to perform simple remote maintenance tasks and inquiries even if the computer system is completely separated from a power supply network.