Server information handling system wireless management and topology

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9781546-B2
Application number	US-201514755325-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2015
Priority date	Jun 30, 2015
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

A datacenter server information handling system topology is determined from Bluetooth Low Energy beacon signals communicated with a mobile information handling system that provides multiple ranges temporally related as the mobile information handling system moves through the datacenter. Server information handling system positions are determined and mapped relative to each other and also relative to position information detected in the datacenter, such as with a camera or accelerometer disposed in the mobile information handling system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for securely communicating with plural server information handling systems in a datacenter, the method comprising:
communicating wireless personal area network signals between the plural server information handling systems and one or more mobile information handling systems to detect a range associated with each of the wireless personal area network signals;
restricting communicating of the personal area network signals from the plural server information handling systems with information that responds to the one or more mobile information handling systems unless the communications have signals within a range threshold; and
supporting interactive management of the plural server information handling systems by the one or more mobile information handling systems using the wireless personal area network signals if the wireless personal area network communications fall within the predetermined range.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein communicating wireless personal area network signals between the plural server information handling systems and one or more mobile information handling systems to detect a range associated with each of the wireless personal area network signals further comprises:
transmitting the wireless personal area network signals from the one or more mobile information handling systems as a beacon received by each of the plural server information handling systems; and
responding to the beacon at each of the server information handling systems only within the threshold range.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein communicating wireless personal area network signals between the plural server information handling systems and one or more mobile information handling systems to detect a range associated with each of the wireless personal area network signals further comprises:
transmitting the wireless personal area network signals from the plural server information handling systems to the one or more mobile information handling systems as beacons received by each of the one or more mobile information handling systems; and
transitioning from the beacon to an interactive session at the plural server information handling systems only if a connection request is received having a signal within the range threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
establishing interactive management with wireless personal area network communications between one of the plural server information handling systems and the mobile information handling system;
detecting range associated with the wireless personal area network that exceeds the threshold; and
in response to detecting, automatically transitioning to indirect communications between the one for the plural server information handling systems and the mobile information handling system.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the indirect communications comprises a wireless local area network interface by the mobile information handling system with a management network connected by a wired connection with the one of the plural server information handling systems.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the indirect communications comprises a wireless wide area network interface by the mobile information handling system with a management network connected by a wired connection with the one of the plural server information handling systems.

7. A system for communicating management information in a data center with plural server information handling systems, the system comprising:
a mobile information handling system having a wireless personal area network device operable to communicate wireless personal area network signals;
plural server information handling systems, each server information handling system having a wireless personal area network device operable to communicate wireless personal area network beacon signals; and
a security module integrated with each server information handling system and interfaced with the wireless personal area network device, the security module operable to restrict transition of the beacon into an interactive session with the mobile information handling system based upon a distance detected to the mobile information handling system wireless personal area network signals.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the wireless personal area network communications comprise a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon transmitting from the server information handling system and the security module detects the distance based upon a predetermined signal from the mobile information handling system.

9. The system of claim 7 further comprising an interface selector interfaced with the security module and operable to transition the interactive session to a non-direct interface if the distance detected for the wireless personal area network exceeds a threshold.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the non-direct interface comprises a wireless local area network interface to the mobile information handling system and a hardwired management network interface to the server information handling system.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the non-direct interface comprises a wireless wide area network interface to the mobile information handling system and a hardwired management network interface to the server information handling system.

12. The system of claim 7 further comprising a topology module integrated on the mobile information handling system and operable to present a map having the positions of the plural server information handling systems.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Barrett Robert
• Shrestha Saurav

Classifications

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04L69/18

  Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols · CPC title

• H04W4/023 Primary

  using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds · CPC title

• H04W4/008 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic