公开(公告)号：JP2007133901A

公开(公告)日：2007-05-31

申请号：JP2007001945

申请日：2007-01-10

Applicant: Internatl Business Mach Corp ,  インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレーションInternational Business Maschines Corporation

Inventor： LEE VAN HOA ,  NULU SAYILEELA

IPC: G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/65

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for managing system firmware in a data processing system having a plurality of logical partitions.
SOLUTION: Responding to a request to update the system firmware from a first logical partition within the plurality of logical partitions in the data processing system, a determination is made whether the first logical partition within the plurality of logical partitions is present in the data processing system. Responding to the determination that the first logical partition within the plurality of logical partitions is present in the data processing system, the system firmware is updated from the first logical partition in the data processing system. Then, starting of additional partitions within the plurality of logical partitions in the data processing system is inhibited, until the firmware update from the first logical partition is complete.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种用于在具有多个逻辑分区的数据处理系统中管理系统固件的方法。 解决方案：响应于在数据处理系统中的多个逻辑分区内的第一逻辑分区更新系统固件的请求，确定多个逻辑分区中的第一逻辑分区是否存在于 数据处理系统。 响应于数据处理系统中存在多个逻辑分区内的第一逻辑分区的确定，从数据处理系统中的第一逻辑分区更新系统固件。 然后，禁止在数据处理系统的多个逻辑分区内开始额外的分区，直到来自第一逻辑分区的固件更新完成。 版权所有（C）2007，JPO＆INPIT

公开(公告)号：JP2002268900A

公开(公告)日：2002-09-20

申请号：JP2002049020

申请日：2002-02-26

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： LEE VAN HOA ,  NULU SAYILEELA

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/46

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for managing system firmware in a data processing system provided with a plurality of logical partitions. SOLUTION: It is judged whether the first logical partition within the plurality of partitions is present in the data processing system or not in response to the reception of a request for updating the system firmware from the first logical partition within the plurality of logical partitions in the data processing system. The system firmware is updated from the first logical partition in the data processing system in response to the judgement that the first logical partition within the plurality of logical partitions is present in the data processing system. Then starting of an additional partition within the plurality of logical partitions in the data processing system is prohibited till the firmware update from the first logical partition is completed.