Patent ID: 8656003

Claim:
A method for controlling a rack system which is applied to a rack system comprising a plurality of detachable chassis, wherein at least one node is disposed in the chassis, and a rack management controller (RMC) is disposed in the rack system, and the controlling method comprises: providing at least one detecting unit, wherein the detecting unit is connected to the RMC and the node of the chassis in the rack system; detecting, by the detecting unit, a status message of the chassis for determining whether a status of the chassis is changed; when the status of the chassis is changed, determining, by the detecting unit, according to the status message of the chassis, whether the node corresponding to the chassis exists in the rack system; when the node exists, acquiring, by the detecting unit, a message of a field replaceable unit (FRU) of the node; transmitting, by the detecting unit, the message of the FRU to the RMC; and determining, by the RMC, a type of the node according to the message of the FRU.