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Systems and methods for on-demand loading of added features for information handling system provisioning

US10416981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2016
Grant dateSep 17, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/4416
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving a feature package associated with a provisioning action via a management controller communicatively coupled to a host system and configured to provide management of an information handling system comprising the host system and the management controller via management traffic communicated between the management controller and a network external to the information handling system, extracting components of the feature package including a first binary image and a second binary image, and executing the first binary image, wherein the first binary image is configured to store the second binary image in a portion of a memory accessible to the host system, set a variable flag indicating the management controller is in a maintenance mode, and cause the host system to reboot to execute the second binary image.

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