Abstract: An information handling system may include a management controller and a chassis having mounted therein at least one add-in card. The management controller may be configured to: retrieve connection information from the add-in card, the connection information indicating a physical location of the add-in card within the chassis; compare the connection information with expected connection information associated with the information handling system; determine that the physical location of the add-in card within the chassis is in conflict with a restriction associated with the add-in card; and transmit an error message based on the determining.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for enumerating logical identifiers for a plurality of backplanes of an information handling system includes: generating, by each of the plurality of backplanes, inventory information indicating a plurality of backplane attributes; sending, by each of the plurality of backplanes, the inventory information to a baseboard management controller; receiving, by the baseboard management controller, the inventory information from each of the plurality of backplanes; determining, by the baseboard management controller, a backplane topology of the information handling system based on the inventory information, the backplane topology indicating a backplane location for each of the plurality of backplanes; generating, by the baseboard management controller, a logical backplane identifier for each of the plurality of backplanes based on the backplane topology; and assigning, by the baseboard management controller, the logical backplane identifier to each of the plurality of backplanes.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a basic input/output system (BIOS), a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system, a plurality of communications bus root complex ports, and a storage backplane having a plurality of slots configured to receive respective storage resources. The information handling system may be configured to: store, at the management controller, an initial data structure containing a correspondence between the plurality of communications bus root complex ports and the plurality of slots; transmit, from the BIOS to the management controller, information regarding bus numbers for a plurality of enumerated information handling resources coupled to the communications bus; and determine, by the management controller, a correspondence between the bus numbers and the plurality of slots.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a basic input/output system (BIOS), a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system, a plurality of communications bus root complex ports, and a storage backplane having a plurality of slots configured to receive respective storage resources. The information handling system may be configured to: store, at the management controller, an initial data structure containing a correspondence between the plurality of communications bus root complex ports and the plurality of slots; transmit, from the BIOS to the management controller, information regarding bus numbers for a plurality of enumerated information handling resources coupled to the communications bus; and determine, by the management controller, a correspondence between the bus numbers and the plurality of slots.

Abstract: An information handling system comprising may include a host system processor and a management controller communicatively coupled to the host system processor and configured to perform out-of-band management of the information handling system. The management controller may be further configured to, during boot of the information handling system read a known configuration for the information handling system from a storage resource accessible to the management controller, determine a current configuration of the information handling system, compare the known configuration to the current configuration, and in response to a mismatch between the known configuration and the current configuration, report an indication of the mismatch to a user of the information handling system and receive a desired user action for responding to the mismatch.

Abstract: A method may include, in an information handling system comprising a processor and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to provide management of the information handling system, executing by the management controller a management application for management of one or more storage resources of the information handling system, determining by the management controller whether one or more processor-attached storage resources are present in the information handling system, wherein the one or more processor-attached storage resources are coupled to the processor by other than a backplane of the information handling system, and responsive to determining that one or more processor-attached storage resources are present, executing by the management controller an adaptable virtual backplane that emulates a physical backplane to the management application as if the physical backplane were interfaced between the management application and the processor-attached storage resources.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor; a plurality of connectors configured to receive a corresponding plurality of information handling resources, wherein each connector is located within a particular physical region of the information handling system and is communicatively coupled to the processor; and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system. The management controller may be further configured to store a data structure that includes a mapping between respective ones of the physical regions and the connectors located within those physical regions; receive a command relating to a particular physical region; and based on the mapping in the data structure, transmit the command, via the connectors that are located in the particular physical region, to the information handling resources received by those connectors.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor; a plurality of connectors configured to receive a corresponding plurality of information handling resources, wherein each connector is located within a particular physical region of the information handling system and is communicatively coupled to the processor; and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system. The management controller may be further configured to store a data structure that includes a mapping between respective ones of the physical regions and the connectors located within those physical regions; receive a command relating to a particular physical region; and based on the mapping in the data structure, transmit the command, via the connectors that are located in the particular physical region, to the information handling resources received by those connectors.

Abstract: A method may include, in an information handling system comprising a processor and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to provide management of the information handling system, executing by the management controller a management application for management of one or more storage resources of the information handling system, determining by the management controller whether one or more processor-attached storage resources are present in the information handling system, wherein the one or more processor-attached storage resources are coupled to the processor by other than a backplane of the information handling system, and responsive to determining that one or more processor-attached storage resources are present, executing by the management controller an adaptable virtual backplane that emulates a physical backplane to the management application as if the physical backplane were interfaced between the management application and the processor-attached storage resources.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical cable having two or more conductors, one or more multistrip insulators separating the two or more conductors from one another, and a protective cover formed around the two or more conductors and one or more multistrip insulators. The multistrip insulator may include one or more dielectric strips, one or more protective strips or a combination thereof. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing an electrical cable by providing two or more conductors, separating the two or more conductors from one another using one or more multistrip insulators, and forming a protective cover around the two or more conductors and one or more multistrip insulators.

Abstract: A circuit for use in a two-way pager of a paging system to transmit voice messages. The circuit includes: a microphone to receive an analog audio signal provided by a user; an analog-to-digital (A-D) converter coupled to the microphone; a memory; a processor coupled to the memory and to the A-D converter; and a transmitter coupled to the processor. The analog audio signals are typically voice messages spoken by the user, which the A-D converter samples and digitizes. The processor stores the digitized voice message in the memory. The user can then transmit the stored digitized voice message through the transmitter, which is processed through the paging system and provided to the intended recipient. In a further refinement, the circuit includes a playback circuit that allows the user to listen to the stored digitized voice message before transmitting the voice message to the rest of the paging system.

Abstract: A circuit for use in a two-way pager of a paging system to transmit voice messages. The circuit includes: a microphone to receive an analog audio signal provided by a user; an analog-to-digital (A-D) converter coupled to the microphone; a memory; a processor coupled to the memory and to the A-D converter; and a transmitter coupled to the processor. The analog audio signals are typically voice messages spoken by the user, which the A-D converter samples and digitizes. The processor stores the digitized voice message in the memory. The user can then transmit the stored digitized voice message through the transmitter, which is processed through the paging system and provided to the intended recipient. In a further refinement, the circuit includes a playback circuit that allows the user to listen to the stored digitized voice message before transmitting the voice message to the rest of the paging system.

Abstract: A FFT buffer circuit having at least three FIFO buffers and a FIFO buffer lect circuit to separate incoming real-data into its in-phase and quadrature components and to output each component to a separate port for FFT, and also having a modified overflow detect circuit to automatically detect and eliminate overflow in the incoming real-data stream. In addition, the invention utilizes link hook-ups and receiver control signals for external control of both the automatic overflow reset and the data buffer timing.