Federated system automatic update communication to enable selective update of critical firmware elements

摘要

A method for firmware update coordination in a federated computing system can include receiving in a host one of different computers coupled to one another in a federated computing system, different version levels of firmware versions in peer ones of the different computers. The method additionally can include recording in a compatibility list in the host computer, different version levels of firmware versions for respectively different peer ones of the computers. The method yet further can include selecting a firmware update to be applied to the host computer and comparing a version level of the selected firmware update to the different version levels in the compatibility list. Finally, the firmware update can be applied to the host computer only if the version level of the selected firmware update is present in the compatibility list, but otherwise rejecting the firmware update.

主权项

1. A method for firmware update coordination in a federated computing system, the method comprising:
receiving in a host one of different computers coupled to one another in a federated computing system, different version levels of firmware versions in peer ones of the different computers each of from the peer ones of the different computers; recording in a compatibility list in the host one of the different computers, the different version levels of firmware versions for respectively different ones of the peer ones of the computers received from each of the peer ones of the different computers; selecting a firmware update to be applied to the host one of the different computers; comparing a version level of the selected firmware update to the different version levels in the compatibility list; and, applying the firmware update to the host one of the different computers only if the version level of the selected firmware update is present in the compatibility list, but otherwise rejecting the firmware update.