US 11,907,384 B2
Baseboard management controller (BMC) test system and method
Timothy M. Lambert, Austin, TX (US); and Eugene David Cho, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/337,686.
Prior Publication US 2022/0390517 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 11/273 (2006.01); G06F 21/70 (2013.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01); G01R 31/3185 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01); G01R 31/3183 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 21/62 (2013.01) [G06F 11/273 (2013.01); G06F 11/2733 (2013.01); G06F 11/2736 (2013.01); G06F 21/629 (2013.01); G06F 21/70 (2013.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01); G01R 31/3183 (2013.01); G01R 31/31713 (2013.01); G01R 31/31719 (2013.01); G01R 31/31727 (2013.01); G01R 31/318597 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2141 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a plurality of hardware devices; and
a baseboard management controller (BMC) in communication with the plurality of hardware devices, the BMC comprising:
a first processor configured to execute a custom BMC firmware stack; and
a second processor in communication with a plurality of test access ports (TAPs) of the first processor, the second processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory unit to:
receive a request to perform a test on the first processor, the request received through a secure communication session established with a remote IHS;
control the first processor to perform the test according to the request, the first processor to generate test results associated with the test;
transmit the test results to the remote IHS through the secure communication session.