Patent ID: 8516089
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06F,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a cluster of system components interconnected by a cluster interconnect fabric, the system components further comprising a processor and out-of-band management network interfaces to an out-of-band management network; wherein the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to other system components in the cluster through a plurality of cables, wherein each cable of the plurality of cables comprises a cable connector at each end point of the cable, wherein at least one cable connector in each cable is located at an interface of the cluster interconnect fabric, and wherein the at least one cable connector further includes a data storage module and a connector logic; wherein the system is configured to use the cluster interconnect fabric and the out-of-band management network interfaces to determine an overall connectivity and status of the cluster; and wherein determining the overall connectivity of the cluster involves determining a physical view that identifies system components in the cluster, wherein the physical view also identifies how the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to the other system components in the cluster through the plurality of cables by using at least one unique cable identity that is stored in the data storage module in a cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables and received from the connector logic in the cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables.