Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-band hypervisor-managed firmware updates
- Patent Title (中): 带内管理程序管理的固件更新
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Application No.: US14501878Application Date: 2014-09-30
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Publication No.: US09229705B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Eric Kuzmack , Raajeev Kalyanaraman , Xianghong Qian
- Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
- 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: Terrile, Cannatti, Chambers & Holland, LLP
- Agent Robert W. Holland
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F9/445 ; G06F9/455 ; H04L29/08
Abstract:
A software update manager running on an information handling system over a type 1 hypervisor operating system retrieves a virtual firmware update through a primary network interface. The virtual firmware update executes over the hypervisor to initiate a download of a firmware update to a management processor of the information handling system through a management network interface. The firmware update executes to update the firmware of the information handling system with an update process managed by an end user through the primary network interface and the software update manager.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150020062A1 In-Band Hypervisor-Managed Firmware Updates Public/Granted day:2015-01-15
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