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Firmware update using rest over IPMI interface

  • US 10,572,242 B1
  • Filed: 02/09/2018
  • Issued: 02/25/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for updating a firmware of a computing system, comprising:

  • transmitting a request for a firmware update instruction from the firmware to a baseboard management controller (BMC) over a representational state transfer (REST) over intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) interface;

    responsive to receiving the request at the BMC, providing data identifying a location of a firmware image to the firmware over the REST over IPMI interface;

    retrieving, by way of the firmware, the firmware image from the location of the firmware image identified by the data provided by the BMC; and

    updating, by way of the firmware, the firmware of the computing system using the firmware image.

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