Updating firmware in a hybrid computing environment

摘要

Systems, methods and products directed toward facilitating firmware updates in a hybrid computing environment. One aspect includes providing a primary operating environment and a secondary operating environment in an information handling device; downloading one or more firmware update packages appropriate for the secondary operating environment to the primary operating environment; and executing a firmware update tool from the primary operating environment, the firmware update tool being configured to install the one or more firmware update packages on the secondary operating environment. Other embodiments are described herein.

主权项

1. An information handling device comprising:
one or more processors; one or more memories storing program instructions accessible by the one or more processors; and wherein, responsive to execution of program instructions accessible to the one or more processors, the one or more processors: provide a primary user operating system environment and a secondary user operating system environment, wherein the primary user operating system environment and the secondary user operating system environment are supported by separate hardware platforms, the primary user operating system environment has a power state operating independently of a power state of the secondary user operating system environment; download one or more firmware update packages appropriate for the secondary user operating system environment to the primary user operating system environment; and execute a firmware update tool from the primary user operating system environment, wherein the firmware update tool installs the one or more firmware update packages on the secondary user operating system environment; and further wherein the information handling device comprises a trigger to switch between the primary user operating system environment and the secondary user operating system environment.