发明名称 Method and apparatus for updating new versions of firmware in the background
摘要 A method, system, and computer program for updating firmware in a data processing system as a background operation allowing a user to utilize the computer for other purposes during the update process is provided. In one embodiment, after an operating system has been loaded and control has been transferred from the service processor to the host, the service processor determines whether the level of a firmware copy on a system component, such as an SPCN card, matches the current level of firmware stored on a non-volatile memory accessible to the service processor. If the level of the firmware copy in the component is different from the current level, the service processor transfers the current level of firmware from the non-volatile memory accessible to the service processor to the system component.
申请公布号 US2002092008(A1) 申请公布日期 2002.07.11
申请号 US20000726290 申请日期 2000.11.30
申请人 IBM CORPORATION 发明人 KEHNE KEVIN GENE;MEHTA CHETAN;PATEL JAYESHKUMAR M.;PATEL KASTURI
分类号 G06F9/445;G06F11/14;(IPC1-7):G06F9/455 主分类号 G06F9/445
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