SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING AND STORING GROUPS OF FIRMWARE DEFAULT SETTINGS

摘要

A system, method and computer-readable storage devices for enabling improved management and installation of default configurations for firmware such as a basic input/output system (BIOS) or unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) on a computer motherboard. The system disclosed herein includes an additional storage device connected to system south bridge, which can store additional groups of default firmware configuration settings. The additional storage device is accessible directly by both the firmware and the baseboard management controller (BMC), so that a remote entity can update the firmware through an out-of-band network connection without using a local operating system and without booting into a local firmware update utility. In one variation, the additional storage can still be separately accessible via a local operating system. In this way, the configuration procedure is more flexible and convenient for managing multiple computing devices, such as for managing a rack of servers in a data center.

主权项

1. A motherboard comprising:
a connecting bus that connects a firmware, a storage device, and a baseboard management controller, wherein the firmware configured with a first default configuration, wherein the baseboard management controller further comprises a network interface, wherein the storage device is accessible via at least one of the firmware and the baseboard management controller to modify an additional default configuration stored in the storage device, and wherein the storage device is external to the firmware.