Patent ID: 8166539
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for authenticating baseboard management controller (BMC) user requests in a blade server system, said method comprising the steps of: receiving at a blade server in the blade server system a request from a use, wherein the user is seeking to access the blade server, wherein the user is unverified at the time the request is received, wherein the blade server system comprises a plurality of blade servers and each of the plurality of blade servers has a baseboard management controller (BMC), wherein the blade server is capable of being accessed at the time the request is received; after receiving the request, requesting verification of the user by the BMC of the blade server to a chassis management module (CMM); verifying the user with the CMM, wherein the CMM includes a list of authorized users; authorizing the request by the user with the BMC if the user is verified by the CMM; and performing the authorized request by the blade server.