Patent ID: 9178835
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network interface resource, comprising: a processor; a non-transitory computer readable medium; a unified management module including instructions in the computer readable medium, the instructions executable by the processor and configured to cause the processor to: receive a first management packet from a host for the network interface resource; forward the first management packet to a first management controller via a first unified management bus using a first interface comprising an intelligent platform management interface included with the unified management module, the first management controller including a baseboard management controller and the first unified management bus selected from an I2C bus and an I2C derivative bus; receive a second management packet from the host; forward the second management packet to a second management controller via a second unified management bus comprising a network controller sideband interface (NC-SI) using a second interface comprising a sideband interface included with the unified management module; receive a third management packet from a remote resource accessible via an external network; forward the third management packet to the first management controller via the first unified management bus using the first interface; receive a fourth management packet from the remote resource; and forward the fourth management packet to the second management controller via the second unified management bus using the second interface.