US 11,899,602 B2
Smart network interface controller operating system binding
Deepaganesh Paulraj, Bangalore (IN); Akkiah Choudary Maddukuri, Austin, TX (US); and Lee E. Ballard, Georgetown, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/730,076.
Prior Publication US 2023/0342319 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 13/385 (2013.01) [G06F 9/4406 (2013.01); G06F 9/4416 (2013.01); G06F 2213/3808 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system comprising:
a host system;
a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system; and
a network interface controller including a network interface controller storage resource;
wherein the management controller is configured to:
receive, from the host system, a first identifier that is specific to an operating system (OS) of the host system;
compare the first identifier to a second identifier provided by the network interface controller, wherein the second identifier is specific to an OS of the network interface controller that is stored on the network interface controller storage resource; and
in response to a mismatch between the first identifier and the second identifier, prevent the network interface controller from operating.