Patent ID: 8745192
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A server rack system, comprising: a network switch, wherein the network switch is coupled to a management network and comprises a plurality of management network ports; a plurality of in-rack apparatuses, located in different locations in the server rack system respectively and each comprising a management network port, wherein the in-rack apparatuses are connected to the management network ports of the network switch respectively according to a preset correlation between identification information of the in-rack apparatuses, the in-rack locations and the management network ports of the network switch; and an Integrated Management Module (IMM), wherein a management network port of the IMM is connected to the network switch, the IMM pre-stores the correlation between the identification information of the in-rack apparatuses, the in-rack locations and the management network ports of the network switch; when the system is in operation, the IMM obtains a correlation, which is generated by the network switch, between Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of the in-rack apparatuses and the management network ports of the network switch, and generates a correlation between the identification information of the in-rack apparatuses, the in-rack locations and the MAC addresses according to the correlation between the identification information of the in-rack apparatuses, the in-rack locations and the management network ports of the network switch, and the IMM obtains Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the in-rack apparatuses corresponding to the MAC addresses, and communicates with an in-rack apparatus in a specific rack location by using the IP address, wherein the correlation between the identification information of the in-rack apparatuses, the in-rack locations and the management network ports of the network switch is specifically represented by two tables; one is a rack apparatus table, the rack apparatus table records the correlation between the identification information of the in-rack apparatuses and the in-rack locations; the other is a switch port apparatus table, and the switch port apparatus table records the correlation between the identification information of the in-rack apparatuses and the management network ports of the network switch.