US 12,332,759 B2
Communication mechanism to externalize information about embedded appliances
Caroline Maunsell, Cork (IE); and Richard Cormier, Franklin, MA (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/462,495.
Prior Publication US 2025/0086082 A1, Mar. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/328 (2013.01) [G06F 11/3006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a management module instance managing an array, whether the management module instance is an array embedded management module instance; and
responsive to a determination that the management module instance is an array embedded management module instance, by the array embedded management module instance:
retrieving information about an embedded appliance on the array; and
writing the information about the embedded appliance to a shared memory mechanism that is accessible by one or more host installed management module instances managing the array, so as to distribute the information about the embedded appliance from the embedded management module instance to the one or more host installed management module instances.