Patent ID: 7873712

Claim:
A method for aggregating management of devices connected to a server, the method comprising: detecting, by an operating system of a server, a plurality of devices connected to the server, wherein the plurality of devices are in communication with one another through a network; communicating a network identifier of each device from the operating system of the server to a service processor of the server, the service processor for aggregately managing the devices independent from the operating system, wherein the service processor aggregately manages the device even when the operating system fails; receiving, by the service processor of the server, a plurality of management commands from a source external to the network, each management command being associated with a device in the plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices are incapable of communicating with the source external to the network; communicating each management command from the service processor to the device associated with the management command using the network identifier of the device; and performing the management command on the device associated with the management command.