Patent ID: 8930519
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A baseboard management controller, comprising: a processor; and a memory having firmware, the firmware including wherein, when the firmware is executed at the processor, the master management instance is configured to: receive an IPMI message from the message interface, the IPMI message containing first data for constructing an IPMB message, the first data including a first IPMB slave address, wherein the IPMI message is encapsulated in at least one network packet having a network address associated with the master management instance; identify the first assisting management instance from the assisting management instances based on the first IPMB slave address; and transfer the first data to the first assisting management instance; wherein the first assisting management instance is identified by the first IPMB slave address, wherein the second assistant management instance is identified by a second IPMB slave address; and wherein the message interface is a network interface, the master management instance is configured to receive the network packet through the network interface and then retrieve the IPMI message from the network packet.