METHOD FOR UPDATING BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM OF SERVER

摘要

A method for updating a basic input/output system of a server is disclosed. The method can be done by that of activating a customer end server; a BIOS initializing a network interface card; the customer end server linking a management end server; transmitting a product serial number of the customer end server and a version of the BIOS to the management end server for determination; if the management end server determines that the BIOS does need to be updated, the customer end server downloading the latest BIOS; the customer end server directly accessing a flash memory in the customer end server via an access program code in the BIOS, so as to burn the latest BIOS into the flash memory. Hence the customer end server automatically updates the BIOS therein while in a POST (power-on self-test) without entering into an operating system.

主权项

1. A method for updating a basic input/output system (BIOS) of a server, applying to a customer end server (1) and a management end server (2), the customer end server (1) having a BIOS (121), the method comprising the steps of:
(a) activating the customer end server (1); (b) the BIOS (121) initializing a network interface card (13) of the customer end server (1), and mounting a driver program of the network interface card (13); (c) the customer end server (1) linking the management end server (2) via a network, and transmitting a product serial number of the customer end server 1 and a version of the BIOS (121) to the management end server (2); (d) the management end server (2) comparing the product serial number and the version of the BIOS (121) with an updating file (232) in order to determine whether the BIOS (121) needs to be updated; (e) following the step (d), if the BIOS (121) does not need to be updated, the customer end server (1) entering into an operating system; (f) following the step (d), if the BIOS (121) does need to be updated, the customer end server (1) downloading the updating file (232) from the management end server (2); (g) following the step (f), the BIOS (121) executing an access program code therein in order to access a flash memory (12) in the customer end server (1), and recording a latest BIOS (2321) of the updating file (232) into the flash memory (12); and (h) following the step (g), re-activating the customer end server (1).