Multi-Domain Management System for Host and Secondary Processing Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional management systems for information handling systems provide a single, monolithic management domain, which can lead to issues when managing devices connected to both host and secondary processing systems, as administrators may inadvertently make changes that affect the operation of devices connected to the wrong processing system.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a management processing system with multiple management domains, allowing access to devices connected to either the host or secondary processing systems based on specific management domain access credentials, thereby isolating management access to prevent cross-domain operational issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single monolithic management domain is used to manage all devices in the computing system, then management access is simplified and unified, but administrators may inadvertently make changes to devices connected to the wrong processing system (host or secondary), causing operational issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single monolithic management domain into multiple separate management domains, each associated with a specific processing system (host or secondary). This segmentation allows administrators to access only the management domain corresponding to their intended target, preventing accidental changes to devices connected to the wrong processing system while maintaining unified management capabilities within each domain.
2Reliability
If separate management domains are implemented for host and secondary processing systems, then cross-domain operational issues are prevented, but management system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces management domain credentials as an intermediary mechanism that automatically routes administrators to the appropriate management domain based on their credentials. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of domain separation transparently, preventing cross-domain operational issues while minimizing the perceived complexity for administrators who simply use their credentials to access the correct domain.
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AI summary
An intra-chassis device multi-management domain system includes a chassis housing a host processing system connected to first device(s), a secondary processing system connected to second device(s), and a management system connected to the first and second device(s). The management system may receive a first request for management access including first management domain access credentials, determine that the first management domain access credentials allow first access to a host domain associated with the host processing system and, in response, provide the first access to the first device(s) connected to the host processing system. The management system may also receive a second request for management access that includes second management domain access credentials, determine that the second management domain access credentials allow second access to a secondary domain associated with the secondary processing system and, in response, provide the second access to the second device(s) connected to the secondary processing system.