Patent ID: 9712382
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a baseboard management controller of a first computing device, one or more console messages comprising system error messages for debugging the first computing device destined for a serial port of the first computing device; storing, by the baseboard management controller, the one or more console messages in non-volatile storage associated with the baseboard management controller; receiving, by the baseboard management controller, a request for one or more stored console messages; determining, via the baseboard management controller, that the first computing device has a malfunction; retrieving, by the baseboard management controller, the one or more stored console messages from the non-volatile storage associated with the baseboard management controller; and transmitting, by a Network Interface Controller of the baseboard management controller, the one or more console messages to a second computing device using serial over Local Area Network when the first computing device is inoperative.