Base management controller interface

Abstract

An example base management controller interface is provided herein. The base management controller interface includes a power monitoring interface, a temperature interface, and a flow control interface. The power monitoring interface is connected to a management software to distribute and monitor additional power to a host server. The temperature interface to monitor a temperature of the host server. The flow control interface to control a flow rate of liquid in a liquid cooling manifold.

1 . A base management controller interface connected to a base management controller, the base management controller interface comprising:
 a power monitoring interface connected to a management software to distribute and monitor additional power to a host server;   a temperature interface to monitor a temperature of the host server; and   a flow control interface to control a flow rate of liquid in a liquid cooling manifold.   
     
     
         2 . The base management controller interface of  claim 1 , comprising a connection to a management software external to the server. 
     
     
         3 . The base management controller interface of  claim 1 , wherein the flow control interface provides a hot plug connection to the liquid cooling manifold. 
     
     
         4 . The base management controller interface of  claim 1 , wherein the base management controller is connected to a frame with a power module and the liquid cooling manifold. 
     
     
         5 . The base management controller interface of  claim 1 , wherein the base management controller manages power, temperature and liquid flow to at least two electronic components. 
     
     
         6 . An add-in card comprising:
 a liquid cooling connection to connect to a liquid cooling manifold;   an auxiliary power/ground bus bar connection that connects to a bus bar and provides power to a node; and   a programmable controller to interface with the liquid cooling connection to adjust the temperature and flow of the fluid, the flow of the fluid to be controlled at a variable rate.   
     
     
         7 . The add-in card of  claim 6 , wherein the liquid cooling connection includes a variable flow valve with two connections to a supply and a return. 
     
     
         8 . The add-in card of  claim 6 , wherein the liquid cooling connection includes two pairs of fluid connections that connect to two processors. 
     
     
         9 . The add-in card of  claim 8 , wherein, the two pairs of fluid connections include one supply fluid connection and one return fluid connection for each processor, each of the supply fluid connections connect to a heat sink on one of the two processors. 
     
     
         10 . The add-in card of  claim 9 , wherein the flow of fluid via one supply fluid connection to each processor is independent of the other processor. 
     
     
         11 . The add-in card of  claim 6 , wherein the liquid cooling connection comprises a hot plug connection. 
     
     
         12 . The add-in card of  claim 6 , wherein the auxiliary power/ground bus bar connection supplies additional power to accommodate the plurality of processors in the node. 
     
     
         13 . The add-in card of  claim 6 , wherein the liquid cooling manifold provides fluid to the plurality of processors in parallel. 
     
     
         14 . The add-in card of  claim 6 , wherein the liquid cooling manifold provides fluid to the plurality of processors in series. 
     
     
         15 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The base management controller interface of  claim 1 , wherein the flow rate of liquid is selected from at least three flow rates. 
     
     
         22 . The base management controller interface of  claim 1 , wherein the flow rate is controlled using a variable flow valve.