Integrated system and firmware update method

摘要

Proposed are an integrated system and a firmware update method capable of facilitating the update of firmware and alleviating the burden of the administrator. In an integrated system comprising a computer, a storage device, a connecting device and a management computer, the management computer stores in a memory and manages, as a firmware version of the integrated system, information indicating a combination of operation-guaranteed firmware versions regarding firmware versions of each of the devices of the computer, the storage device and the connecting device, and, upon updating firmware of each of the devices of the computer, the storage device and the connecting device, collectively updates the firmware of each of the devices of the computer, the storage device and the connecting device based on the firmware version of the integrated system.

主权项

1. An integrated system comprising a computer, a storage device, a connecting device and a management computer,
wherein the management computer: stores in a memory and manages firmware version information for the integrated system, wherein the firmware version information for the integrated system indicates a combination of firmware versions that are guaranteed to be operable on all of the computer, the storage device and the connecting device; and upon updating firmware of each of the computer, the storage device and the connecting device, collectively updates the firmware of each of the computer, the storage device and the connecting device based on the firmware version information for the integrated system; wherein the integrated system is communicably connected to a cloud or another data center via a higher-level connecting device and an external network, wherein the management computer: stores in the memory and manages, as utilization rate information, a utilization rate of a virtual computer and a storage area included in a platform of the cloud or the other data center, and collectively updates the firmware of each of the computer, the storage device and the connecting device after saving either the virtual computer or the storage area included in the integrated system to one of the platforms of the cloud or one of the other data centers based on the utilization rate information.