Patent · US Active

Server updates

US10956143B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 2017
Grant dateMar 23, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/65
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method disclosed herein relates to determining an inventory of a plurality of servers based on unique fingerprints and common fingerprints; creating a common set of installed firmware and a plurality of unique sets of installed firmware based on the inventory of the plurality of servers; creating subcategory sets of installed firmware based on the common set of installed firmware and categories of components included in the plurality of servers; obtaining updated versions of firmware corresponding to the subcategory sets of installed firmware and the unique sets of installed firmware; in response to an update request, creating containers for the updated versions of firmware corresponding to the subcategory sets of the installed firmware and the unique sets of installed firmware; and sending update messages to the plurality of servers including links to the respective containers.

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