Abstract: Methods and systems for supporting similar thermal devices may involve collecting, by a thermal module on a management controller of an information handling system, device information about an add-in card, determining whether the add-in card was previously defined by matching the device against a table, searching the table based on the determination that the add-in card was not previously defined, determining whether the add-in card is supported by finding a match in the table, and applying a thermal tier associated with the match in the table based on the determination that the add-in card is supported. The device information collected may involve at least two of a reseller part number, description, device identifier, sub device identifier, vendor identifier, sub vendor identifier, slot identifier, lane width, and auxiliary power indicator. The search of the table may involve at least one of the description, lane width, and sub vendor identifier.

Abstract: A system may implement a method for analyzing group level power supply unit efficiency based on information about power supply units (PSUs) that supply power to servers in a server group, and loads in the system. A group level PSU efficiency analyzer may collect PSU related information from respective management controllers on the servers, including PSU capacity, type, or vendor, efficiency tables, load information, or the current efficiency of each PSU (compared to the peak efficiency for the PSU). The analyzer may calculate the group level PSU efficiency by averaging the PSU efficiencies of the member PSUs or by calculating an average of the PSU efficiencies that is weighted based on load. The analyzer may identify changes to the system configuration (e.g., swapping the PSUs that power some servers) that would increase or maximize the group level PSU efficiency using, for example, a graph search or tree search.

Abstract: A method for managing an information handling system includes detecting an insertion signal indicating an insertion of a server blade or other another type of modular information handling system or information handling resource into a slot of a blade server chassis. A power-on request that identifies the server blade and the slot in which the server blade was inserted may be received. A blade history table may be searched for an entry matching or otherwise corresponding to the server blade. If the blade history table includes a matching entry, comprising an entry corresponding to the modular information handling system, the chassis management controller may control the power-on sequence for the server blade in accordance with one or more attributes or fields of the matching entry.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor, and a host management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with a chassis controller of a chassis in which the information handling system is received to determine a host baseline power threshold for the information handling system and a tenant baseline power threshold for a tenant comprising the information handling system and at least one other information handling system received in the chassis, monitor a power consumption of the information handling system and a cumulative power consumption of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system, and adapt a host dynamic power limit defining a maximum amount of power consumption for the information handling system based on the power consumption of the information handling system, the cumulative power consumption, the host baseline power threshold, and the tenant baseline power threshold.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a chassis comprising a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots configured to receive a respective modular information handling system, a shared infrastructure comprising a plurality of components which are shared by modular information handling systems received in the slots, and a controller communicatively coupled to the slots and configured to determine a shared infrastructure power consumption indicative of power consumed by the shared infrastructure, allocate the shared infrastructure power consumption among modular information handling systems received in the slots, and set a respective host-level power limit for each of the modular information handling systems received in the slots, such that each modular information handling system consumes power in accordance with its respective host-level power limit.

Abstract: A method and information handling system (IHS) for controlling an IHS in response to an environmental event includes a management controller dynamically polling at least one environmental event source for environmental event data. The environmental event data is received from the environmental event source. A first environmental event value is identified within the environmental event data. The method further includes determining if the first environmental event value is outside of a threshold specification. In response to the first environmental event value being outside of the threshold specification, a first action associated with the first environmental event value is identified. The IHS is triggered to perform the first action.

Abstract: A controller may be configured to receive a wake-up message, the wake-up message including an address identifying a particular one of a plurality of information handling systems to be awakened from a non-awake state of the particular information handling system. The controller may also be configured to identify the particular information handling system based at least on the address included in the received wake-up message. The controller may further be configured to cause a host management controller of the particular information handling system to awaken from a non-awake state of the host management controller. The controller may also be configured to, after the host management controller of the particular information handling system has awakened, forward the wake-up message to the particular information handling system to cause the particular information handling system to awaken.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor for out-of-band management of the information handling system. The management controller may be configured to receive an event relating to an information handling resource of the information handling system and communicate a command to the information handling resource for applying a customized indicator code behavior to a visual indicator associated with the information handling resource.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor for out-of-band management of the information handling system. The management controller may be configured to receive an event relating to an information handling resource of the information handling system and communicate a command to the information handling resource for applying a customized indicator code behavior to a visual indicator associated with the information handling resource.

Abstract: A controller may be configured to receive a wake-up message, the wake-up message including an address identifying a particular one of a plurality of information handling systems to be awakened from a non-awake state of the particular information handling system. The controller may also be configured to identify the particular information handling system based at least on the address included in the received wake-up message. The controller may further be configured to cause a host management controller of the particular information handling system to awaken from a non-awake state of the host management controller. The controller may also be configured to, after the host management controller of the particular information handling system has awakened, forward the wake-up message to the particular information handling system to cause the particular information handling system to awaken.

Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes functional components that are housed within a chassis and interconnected in a configuration of one or more servers to operate as a fully functional IHS. An infrastructure system includes a power throttle module to limit power usage by the functional components and/or a fan module to cool the functional components. An access controller is provided in communication with a sensor which dynamically receives data related to a thermal load that is created by the functional components. A management controller responds to the data being available by controlling the infrastructure system to operate at a level that corresponds to the thermal load indicated by the data. In response to going offline, the management controller controls the infrastructure system to operate at an upper level that corresponds to an estimated thermal load predicated on an in-system power characterization of the configuration of the functional computer components.

Abstract: A method and information handling system (IHS) for controlling an IHS in response to an environmental event includes a management controller dynamically polling at least one environmental event source for environmental event data. The environmental event data is received from the environmental event source. A first environmental event value is identified within the environmental event data. The method further includes determining if the first environmental event value is outside of a threshold specification. In response to the first environmental event value being outside of the threshold specification, a first action associated with the first environmental event value is identified. The IHS is triggered to perform the first action.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing blades in the event of a power supply unit failure are disclosed. A method may include determining whether a reduced power capacity of the non-failed power supply units is sufficient to provide an aggregate minimum power requirement of the resources in response to a failure of a particular power supply unit. The method may also include powering down a low-priority resource and not powering down a second resource having a higher priority than the low-priority resource if the reduced power capacity of the non-failed power supply units is not sufficient to provide the aggregate minimum power requirement of the resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates in general to embedded information handling systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for isolating a crash of an embedded multi-threaded application to a shared library call in embedded information handling systems.

Abstract: Infrastructure power resources of a chassis information handling system are made available to run chassis information handling system modules when infrastructure devices are not using the power resources. For example, cooling fans that cool information handling system modules supported by an information handling system chassis run at variable speeds having variable power consumption. A power reserve maintained to run the cooling fans at full speed if needed is made available to information handling system modules when under power management by a chassis manager.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates in general to embedded information handling systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for isolating a crash of an embedded multi-threaded application to a shared library call in embedded information handling systems.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing blades in the event of a power supply unit failure are disclosed. A method may include determining whether a reduced power capacity of the non-failed power supply units is sufficient to provide an aggregate minimum power requirement of the resources in response to a failure of a particular power supply unit. The method may also include powering down a low-priority resource and not powering down a second resource having a higher priority than the low-priority resource if the reduced power capacity of the non-failed power supply units is not sufficient to provide the aggregate minimum power requirement of the resources.