Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rack having multiple rack management modules and firmware updating method for the same
- Patent Title (中): 机架具有多个机架管理模块和固件更新方法
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Application No.: US14688124Application Date: 2015-04-16
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Publication No.: US09385920B1Publication Date: 2016-07-05
- Inventor: Yen-Yu Chen , Shih-Chieh Hsu
- Applicant: AIC INC.
- Applicant Address: TW Taoyuan Hsien
- Assignee: AIC INC.
- Current Assignee: AIC INC.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taoyuan Hsien
- Agency: HDLS IPR Services
- Agent Chun-Ming Shih
- Main IPC: G06F9/445
- IPC: G06F9/445 ; H04L12/24

Abstract:
A rack having multiple rack management modules is disclosed. Each rack management module respectively comprises a Rack Management Controller (RMC), a switch and a memory, wherein the switch of each rack management module is interconnected, a firmware is saved on each memory respectively. When the RMC receives a firmware update image and an updating command uploaded externally, the RMC sends a switching instruction to the switch for enabling the switch to switch and connect to the memory of another rack management module. When the RMC executes a firmware updating procedure, the firmware in the memory of another rack management module is updated via switch connection. The present invention can effectively avoid the issue that the RMC is not able to boot normally after the firmware updating fails leading to that the rack is not able to re-update the firmware.
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