Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Auto bootloader recovery in BMC
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Application No.: US15277409Application Date: 2016-09-27
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Publication No.: US10534618B2Publication Date: 2020-01-14
- Inventor: Venkatesan Balakrishnan , Anand Krishnan Vadivelu
- Applicant: American Megatrends International, LLC
- Applicant Address: US GA Norcross
- Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
- Current Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Norcross
- Agency: Locke Lord LLP
- Agent Tim Tingkang Xia, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06F9/4401
- IPC: G06F9/4401 ; G06F11/14 ; G06F11/30

Abstract:
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a management device. The management device executes a first bootloader from a first image stored at a primary storage device of the management device. The management device re-executes the first bootloader from the first image when the executing is not successful and a number of re-execution is less than a predetermined number. The management device locates a second image from a secondary storage device when the execution of the first bootloader is not successful and the number of re-execution is greater than or equal to the predetermined number. The management device executes a second bootloader from the second image subsequent to the locating the second image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180088962A1 AUTO BOOTLOADER RECOVERY IN BMC Public/Granted day:2018-03-29
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