Use of a baseboard management controller to facilitate installation of firmware in a processing system
US7484084B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/656
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a processing system that includes a baseboard management controller (BMC) and which has a plurality of modes of operation, including a startup mode, a shutdown mode, a basic input/output system (BIOS) recovery mode, and a normal operating mode, the BMC is used to facilitate installation of firmware in the processing system while the processing system is in any of the plurality of modes of operation.
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