Patent ID: 8205016
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a baseboard management controller (BMC) configured to receive an auxiliary supply voltage; a non-volatile storage (NVS) accessible to said BMC, said non-volatile storage also configured to receive said auxiliary supply voltage; and core logic coupled to said NVS and said BMC and configured to receive a main supply voltage; wherein, when said main supply voltage is not provided to said core logic, said auxiliary supply voltage is provided to said NVS and said BMC such that said BMC is configured to receive configuration commands from logic external to said system and store said configuration commands in said NVS when said core logic is not powered on by said main supply voltage; wherein, in response to a received and stored configuration command and when said core logic receives the main supply voltage, said core logic disables a port in accordance with said configuration command.