Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software upgrading or updating
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-13
2010-12-07
Khatri, Anil (Department: 2191)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software upgrading or updating
C717S170000, C709S203000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07849454
ABSTRACT:
Firmware for a baseboard management controller (BMC) of a blade server module in an information handling system may have automatic firmware corruption recovery and updating through a TFTP transfer from a central storage location having the most recent BMC firmware image. Upon blade power-on or reset the BMC firmware image is checked for corruption and if corrupted a new BMC firmware image is loaded into the BMC memory. If the BMC firmware image is not corrupted then it is checked to determine if it is the latest version. If it is the latest version the BMC starts normal program execution. If not the latest version then the BMC firmware is updated through the TFTP transfer from the central storage location having the most recent BMC firmware image.
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Cochran Stephen
Lambert Timothy
Lopez Pedro
Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Dell Products L.P.
Khatri Anil
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