Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Overlay ownership certificates including hardware inventory profiles
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Application No.: US17225026Application Date: 2021-04-07
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Publication No.: US11803667B2Publication Date: 2023-10-31
- Inventor: Ankit Singh , Deepaganesh Paulraj , Vaideeswaran Ganesan
- Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Larson Newman, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F21/73
- IPC: G06F21/73 ; G06F21/64 ; G06F21/72 ; G06F9/4401

Abstract:
An information handling system includes a provisioning server and a server. The server includes a baseboard management controller (BMC) to determine a first hardware inventory profile for the server. The BMC provides the first hardware inventory profile to the provisioning server. The BMC stores first signed provisioning configuration content that is based on a first ownership certificate for a first owner of the server. The BMC determines a second hardware inventory profile for the server, and provides the second hardware inventory profile to the provisioning server. The BMC stores second signed provisioning configuration content that is based on a second ownership certificate for a second owner of the server. In response to an expiration of the second ownership certificate, the BMC removes the second signed provisioning configuration content, compares a current hardware inventory profile to the first hardware inventory profile, and generates a report to indicate any hardware changes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220327243A1 OVERLAY OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES INCLUDING HARDWARE INVENTORY PROFILES Public/Granted day:2022-10-13
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