System and method for time synchronization between information handling systems
An information handling system includes a synchronizer and a module identifier. The module identifier identifies a module identification event for a module attached to the information handling system; in response to identifying the module identification event: obtains a module identifier from the module, and makes a determination that the module identifier indicates that the module is a synchronization type of module, and initiates, based on the determination, time synchronization for the information handling system with a second information handling system using the module and the synchronizer.
1. An information handling system, comprising:
a synchronizer; and
a module identifier programmed to:
identify a module identification event for a module attached to the information handling system;
in response to identifying the module identification event:
obtain a module identifier from the module, and
make a determination that the module identifier indicates that the module is a synchronization type of module, and
initiate, based on the determination, time synchronization for the information handling system with a second information handling system using the module and the synchronizer,
wherein initiating time synchronization comprises:
obtaining, using a wire set of a universal serial bus (USB) port and the synchronizer, a synchronization signal from the second information handling system, wherein the wire set is operably connected to a second synchronizer of the second information handling system.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the synchronization signal is not compliant with a universal serial bus protocol implemented by the USB port.
3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the synchronizer comprises a clock generator.
4. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the clock generator is adapted to be used by a general purpose processor of the information handling system that is adapted to execute applications hosted by the information handling system.
5. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein performing time synchronization synchronizes the clock generator with a second clock generator of the second information handling system.
6. A method for managing an information handling system, comprising:
identifying a module identification event for a module attached to the information handling system; and
in response to identifying the module identification event:
obtaining a module identifier from the module,
making a determination that the module identifier indicates that the module is a synchronization type of module, and
initiating, based on the determination, time synchronization for the information handling system with a second information handling system using the module and a synchronizer of the information handling system,
wherein initiating time synchronization comprises:
obtaining, using a wire set of a universal serial bus (USB) port and the synchronizer, a synchronization signal from the second information handling system, wherein the wire set is operably connected to a second synchronizer of the second information handling system.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the synchronization signal is not compliant with a universal serial bus protocol implemented by the USB port.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the synchronizer comprises a clock generator.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the clock generator is adapted to be used by a general purpose processor of the information handling system that is adapted to execute applications hosted by the information handling system.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein performing time synchronization synchronizes the clock generator with a second clock generator of the second information handling system.
11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for managing an information handling system, the method comprising:
identifying a module identification event for a module attached to the information handling system; and
in response to identifying the module identification event:
obtaining a module identifier from the module,
making a determination that the module identifier indicates that the module is a synchronization type of module, and
initiating, based on the determination, time synchronization for the information handling system with a second information handling system using the module and a synchronizer of the information handling system,
wherein initiating time synchronization comprises:
obtaining, using a wire set of a universal serial bus (USB) port and the synchronizer, a synchronization signal from the second information handling system, the wire set is operably connected to a second synchronizer of the second information handling system.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the synchronization signal is not compliant with a universal serial bus protocol implemented by the USB port.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the synchronizer comprises a clock generator.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the clock generator is adapted to be used by a general purpose processor of the information handling system that is adapted to execute applications hosted by the information handling system.