Abstract: Systems and methods for systems and methods for bare-metal network topology discovery. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: receive network topology information from a server, wherein the server is configured to collect at least one portion of the network topology information from one or more network devices via a baseboard management controller (BMC) circuit while the server operates in low-power mode; and provide a graphical display representing the network topology information, the graphical display including a representation of the server, the one or more network devices, and one or more connections between the server and the one or more network devices.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor, an input/output port communicatively coupled to the processor, and an access controller communicatively coupled to the processor. The an input/output port may be configured to receive an external input/output device and communicatively couple such input/output device to one or more information handling resources of the information handling system. The access controller may be configured to responsive to an attempted management operation at the information handling system, determine if an input/output device coupled to the input/output port is authenticated as a trusted input/output device. The access controller may also be configured to, responsive to determining that the input/output device is authenticated as a trusted input/output device, allow execution of the attempted management operation.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a system processor including a first Universal Serial Bus (USB) host interface, a service processor including a second USB host interface and a USB device interface, and a USB socket. The service processor couples a first USB device that is plugged into the USB socket to the first USB host interface, couples a second USB device that is plugged into the USB socket to the second USB host interface, and couples a third USB device that is plugged into the USB socket to the USB device interface.