Patent ID: 6832324
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A power supply unit controller for a rack enclosure in which a plurality of devices communicate via a backplane, said controller comprising:means for reading at least one signal indicative of an output supply level being provided to said backplane by a power supply unit associated with said power supply unit controller; memory for storing at least one value associated with a respective one of the at least one signal, at least one scaling value associated with a respective one of the at least one signal and dependent on said power supply unit, and a power supply unit serial number; and communicating means, responsive to a request from one of said devices, for a returning a state of said associated power supply unit to said requesting device, said state including a combination of: a summary of the current status of the power supply unit, said at least one value, said at least one scaling value, and said power supply unit serial number, according to said device request.