US 12,231,335 B2
Redundant management network access
Sudharsan Dhamal Gopalarathnam, Bothell, WA (US)
Assigned to MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Yokneam (IL)
Filed by Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/077,940.
Prior Publication US 2024/0195736 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 45/586 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 45/745 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 45/586 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
10. A system comprising:
a first network device comprising one or more circuits connected to a first out-of-band (“OOB”) management port and a first data port, the first OOB management port being part of a first communication pathway to a management network; and
a second network device comprising a second OOB management port and a second data port, the second data port to be connected by a connection to the first data port, the one or more circuits to create a virtual interface and establish a second communication pathway to the management network via the virtual interface, the connection, and the second OOB management port if the first network device is unable to communicate with the management network over the first communication pathway.