Systems and methods for efficient firmware inventory of storage devices in an information handling system
US10802717B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/24569
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A firmware inventory system for efficient firmware inventory of storage devices in an information handling system may include a first storage subsystem. The first storage subsystem may include a first set of storage devices, a first inventory information table, and a first expander. The expander may include a first memory, a first processor, and a first virtual SEP device stored in the first memory and executable by the first processor. The first virtual SEP device may, when a device change event is received from a first storage device of the first set of storage devices, send a device information request to the first storage device, receive a device information response including device information of the first storage device from the first storage device in response to the device information request and update the first inventory information table with the device information of the first storage device.
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