Device and method for remote management of information handling systems

1. A mobile device for communication with an information handling system, the mobile device comprising:

an out-of-band network controller configured to interface with a hardware processor of the mobile device; and

the hardware processor that receives an out-of-band request for diagnosis from an agent included in the information handling system in a service mode, wherein the hardware processor is configured to:

diagnose the information handling system based on the out-of-band request, and execute a routine to troubleshoot the information handling system based on results of the diagnosis, wherein the routine to troubleshoot the information handling system includes to deploy an operating system image to the information handling system;

prior to deployment of the operating system image, determine whether the operating system image is bootable on the information handling system, and in response to the operating system image is not bootable, customize the operating system image to make it bootable on the information handling system; and

communicate with the agent in the information handling system via a pre-boot encrypted network access at a system basic input/output system level in response to receiving a signal indicating an issue with the information handling system, wherein the mobile device is connected to the information handling system via an access point of a local area network.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the out-of-band request for the diagnosis includes configuration settings of the information handling system.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the out-of-band request for the diagnosis includes an exception stack associated with a detected exception in the information handling system.

4. The mobile device of claim 3 , wherein the diagnosis includes analyzing the exception stack.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor further:

selects an image for the information handling system; and

transmits the image to the information handling system.

6. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the image is stored remotely from the mobile device and from the information handling system.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, by a mobile device, at least one out-of-band request for a diagnosis from an agent of an information handling system in a service mode, wherein the agent initiates a pre-boot network access at a system basic input/output level with the mobile device upon detecting an issue by the agent in the information handling system, and wherein the mobile device and the information handling system are both connected to an access point of a local area network;

diagnosing the information handling system in response to the out-of-band request;

executing a routine to troubleshoot the information handling system based on results of the diagnosing the information handling system, wherein the routine to troubleshoot the information handling system includes deploying an operating system image to the information handling system;

determining whether the operating system image is bootable or not bootable on the information handling system prior to deploying the operating system image; and

determining that the operating system image is not bootable;

in response to the determining that the operating system image is not bootable, customizing the operating system image to make it bootable on the information handling system.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the out-of-band request for the diagnosis includes configuration settings of the information handling system.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the out-of-band request for the diagnosis includes an exception stack associated with a detected exception in the information handling system.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the diagnosing includes analyzing the exception stack.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

selecting an image for the information handling system;

transmitting the image to the information handling system; and

deploying the image on the information handling system.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the image is located in a storage device located remotely from the mobile device and from the information handling system.

13. A method comprising:

provisioning, by an agent, between an information handling system and a mobile device, wherein the provisioning allows the mobile device to discover and manage the information handling system, wherein the agent has a pre-boot network access at a basic input/output system level with the mobile device, and wherein after provisioning, data regarding the information handling system appears in an interface of the mobile device;

detecting an exception in the information handling system, including detecting an error signal corresponding to a failure of the information handling system;

executing an exception handling routine in response to detecting the exception, wherein the exception handling routine includes initiating the information handling system into a service mode that includes booting the information handling system into a pre-operating system network boot;

establishing a connection between the information handling system and the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes a remote system manager, wherein the mobile device and the information handling system are connected to an access point of a local area network, and wherein the connection is initiated by the agent upon detecting an issue in the information handling system;

transmitting at least one out-of-band request for diagnosis to the mobile device, wherein the out-of-band request is associated with the exception;

receiving a response from the mobile device to the out-of-band request for the diagnosis that a routine for diagnosing the exception;

enabling the mobile device to execute the routine for the diagnosis in the information handling system, wherein the routine includes deploying an operating system image to the information handling system;

determining whether the operating system image is bootable or not bootable on the information handling system prior to deploying the operating system image; and

determining that the operating system image is not bootable;

in response to the determining that the operating system image is not bootable, customizing the operating system image to make it bootable on the information handling system.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the provisioning includes establishing trust between the information handling system and the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein provisioning includes configuration settings from a configuration file.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the exception includes a hard drive of the information handling system.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the pre-operating system network boot is a pre-boot execution environment boot.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the remote system manager is a software management application for diagnosing and troubleshooting the information handling system.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the connection is an out of band connection.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the out-of-band request for the diagnosis includes a log file associated with the exception in the information handling system.