Patent ID: 7003563
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A remote management system for a plurality of servers comprising: a remote management module located near a group of servers, the remote management module having a first port for exchanging server management command and data signals with a server and a second port for exchanging signals with a remote server management computer, and a bus coupled to said first port of said remote management unit and to each of said servers, wherein said bus comprises a plurality of segments coupling said first port to each of said servers; further comprising; a multiplexor for each of said servers, each multiplexor having first, second and third multiplexor ports, the first and second multiplexor ports coupled to said bus segments and the third multiplexor port coupled to its associated server, the multiplexor having a switch mode in which the first multiplexor port is selectively coupled to either the second multiplexor port or the third multiplexor port and having a broadcast mode in which the first multiplexor port is coupled to both the second multiplexor port and the third multiplexor port.