Patent ID: 7277934
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An information handling system comprising: a plurality of managed nodes operatively connected to a network, a particular one of the managed nodes having a network interface card (NIC); the NIC having an alert sending device (ASD), the ASD operable to generate platform event traps (PETs) for transmission to a management console having a management console address; the NIC further having an associated PET destination address for routing PETs from the particular managed node; the particular managed node operable to receive a PET destination address configuration packet broadcast to the plurality of managed nodes, the PET destination address configuration packet designating the management console address as PET destination address; and the particular managed node operable to adopt the PET destination address contained in the PET destination address configuration packet such that PETs can be routed from the particular managed node to the management console.