US 12,346,282 B2
Dynamic baseboard management controller memory use
Gary D Cudak, Raleigh, NC (US); Mehul Shah, Austin, TX (US); Glenn D Johnson, Apex, NC (US); Ajay Dholakia, Cary, NC (US); and Ming Lei, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park (SG)
Filed by Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park (SG)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/129,535.
Prior Publication US 2024/0330228 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/4217 (2013.01) [G06F 13/1663 (2013.01); G06F 13/1668 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by use of a processor, physical installation of main memory of a computing device;
in response to determining that the main memory is not physically installed in the computing device, preparing at least a portion of a memory device of a baseboard management controller (“BMC”) for use by the processor;
making the at least a portion of the memory device of the BMC available to the processor; and
reverting the memory device of the BMC to an original state in response to detecting physical installation of the main memory of the computing device such that the at least a portion of the memory device of the BMC is not available for use by the processor.