Patent ID: 8725905
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for performing management and diagnoses of information handling systems having power over Ethernet (PoE) compliant devices, said method comprising the steps of: communicating with a plurality of PoE compliant devices, each of the plurality of PoE compliant devices being coupled to a one of a plurality of information handling systems; determining a status of at least one of the plurality of information handling systems with the PoE compliant devices, wherein the step of determining is performed after the at least one of the plurality of information handling systems loses main power; and remotely controlling the at least one of the plurality of information handling systems with the PoE compliant devices, wherein the step of remotely controlling is performed when the at least one of the plurality of information handling systems loses main power, wherein remotely controlling includes: