摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, system and apparatus that simplify updating software components of a computer system, to reduce both the workload of an administrator and the system load of the computer system itself.SOLUTION: A method of updating software components of a computer system includes: downloading a plurality of update packages from at least one predetermined network source by a service processor of the computer system, the service processor operating independently of a main processor and an operating system of the computer system; compiling the downloaded update packages to form data volumes 34, 35; establishing a data connection between an agent service 28 executed under control of the operating system and the compiled data volumes 34, 35; and updating software components on the basis of the plurality of update packages in the compiled data volume by the agent service.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 |