Patent ID: 8583959
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A baseboard management controller (BMC) of a server, comprising: a storage system; at least one processor; and one or more programs being stored in the storage system and executable by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising: an obtaining module operable to obtain parameters of a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) of the server and an associated system time of the server if a setting interface provided by a basic input output system (BIOS) of the server is activated; a sending module operable to send a storage command to the BMC to inform the BMC to store the parameters in the BMC; the sending module further operable to send a reading command to the BMC to read the parameters corresponding to a selected system time from the BMC if the CMOS is selected to be recovered from the BMC; a setting module operable to set the CMOS according to the read parameters; and a control module operable to control the server to reboot according to the set CMOS.