IP Library Granted Patent US 8,645,512
Granted Patent B2
US 8,645,512 · App. 13/336,364 · Granted Feb 4, 2014

System and method of enabling access to remote information handling systems

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Patent No.
US 8,645,512
App. No.
13/336,364
Granted
Feb 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method of enabling access to remote information handling systems is disclosed. In one form, a method of enabling an initialization of an information handling system is disclosed. The method can include receiving a request to initialize a remote information handling system, and determining an access information operable to enable an initialization sequence of the remote information handling system. The access information can be configured to enable an initialization of the remote information handling system. The method can also include communicating the access information via a network to the remote information system.

Claims (68)

1. A method of enabling an initialization of an information handling system, comprising:

receiving a request to initialize a remote information handling system;

determining access information operable to enable an initialization sequence of the remote information handling system, the access information configured to enable an initialization of the remote information handling system;

communicating the access information via a network to the remote information handling system;

receiving the access information at the remote information handling system;

storing the access information within a memory of the remote information handling system;

validating the access information;

enabling the initialization sequence in response to the validation;

initializing the remote information handling system using the stored access information;

removing the stored access information from the memory in response to the access information being validated and in response to the remote information handling system being initialized; and

disabling access to the remote information handling system in response to the access information being validated and in response to the remote information handling system being initialized.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access information includes one or more encryption keys, access keys, or any combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a location in the memory to store the access information within the remote information handling system; and

storing the access information at the location in the memory.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an access key of the remote information handling system;

determining a system password of the remote information handling system; and

communicating the access key and the password as the access information to the remote information handling system.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

formatting the access information as in-band network traffic; and

communicating the access information within an in-band network traffic communication.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

formatting the access information as out-of-band network traffic; and

communicating the access information within an out-of-band network traffic communication.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the communication at the remote information handling system;

determining if the communication includes the access information within an in-band network traffic communication or out-of-band network traffic communication; and

extracting the access information from the communication.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a request to store the access information in within the memory of the remote information handling system; and

communicating a reference to the memory in association with the access information.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving the access information and the reference at the remote information handling system; and

determining the memory using the reference.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining access information of a plurality of remote information handling systems;

communicating the access information to a first remote information handling system of the plurality of information handling systems, the access information including a first access information; and

communication the first access information to a second remote information handling system of the plurality of information handling systems.

11. An information handling system comprising:

a communication module operable to receive a communication from a management access terminal operable to communicate access information configured to enable use of an initialization sequence;

a processor operable to employ an initialization process for validating use of the initialization sequence using the access information, to enable the initialization sequence and to remove the access information in response to the access information being validated and in response to initializing the information handling system, and to disable access to the information handling system from the management access terminal in response to the access information being validated and in response to the information handling system being initialized; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor and accessible by the initialization process, the memory further operable to store the access information received by the communication module.

12. The information handling system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a management controller operably coupled to the communication module and operable to initiate the initialization process; and

wherein the initialization process is operable to access an initialization sequence operable to be enabled upon validating the access information.

13. The information handling system of claim 11 , further comprising the processor operable to selectively store the access information within the memory as identified by a reference input at the management terminal in association with communicating the access information.

14. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the communication module includes an out-of-band network communication module operable to receive the access information via an out-of-band network traffic communication including the access information.

15. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the communication module includes an in-band network communication module operable to receive an in-band network traffic communication including the access information.

16. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the access information includes a machine access code address of a network interface card associated with the communication module.

17. A method of enabling initialization of an information handling system, comprising:

receiving a communication including an access information operable to enable an initialization sequence;

storing the access information within a memory accessible in association with using the initialization sequence;

receiving a request to initiate the initialization sequence;

determining a location storing the access information;

validating the access information;

enabling the initialization sequence in response to the validation;

initializing the information handling system using the access information;

removing the access information from the memory in response to the access information being validated and in response to initializing the information handling system; and

disabling access to the information handling system in response to the access information being validated and in response to the information handling system being initialized.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining an access key of the information handling system using the access information;

determining a system password of the information handling system using the access information; and

validating the access key and the password in association with the initialization sequence.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving the access information in association with a communication of the access information to a plurality of remote information handling systems; and

enabling use of the access information to enable an initialization sequence, wherein the access information is configured to be used by the plurality of remote information handling systems to selectively enable an initialization sequence of each of the plurality of remote information handling systems.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the access information includes a machine access code address of a network interface card.

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