Patent ID: 8769313
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A server, comprising: a plurality of power supplies independent from each other, wherein the power supplies are respectively turned on or off according to a first control signal; a management backplane, coupled to the power supplies independent from each other; a first embedded management board, having a power-controlling unit, coupled to the management backplane and producing the first control signal and an acknowledgement signal according to a load status, the quantity of the power supplies being turned on and a power-on demand command; and a plurality of motherboards independent from each other, respectively coupled to the management backplane, the plurality of motherboards sending out the power-on demand command and respectively being powered on according to the acknowledgement signal, wherein when the first embedded management board works, a polling mode is used to sequentially switch the connections between the first embedded management board and the motherboards through the management backplane.