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Updating firmware in a hybrid computing environment

  • US 8,972,966 B2
  • Filed: 01/05/2012
  • Issued: 03/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information handling device comprising:

  • one or more processors;

    one or more memories storing program instructions accessible by the one or more processors; and

    wherein, responsive to execution of program instructions accessible to the one or more processors, the one or more processors;

    provide a primary user operating system environment and a secondary user operating system environment, wherein the primary user operating system environment and the secondary user operating system environment are supported by separate hardware platforms, the primary user operating system environment has a power state operating independently of a power state of the secondary user operating system environment;

    download one or more firmware update packages appropriate for the secondary user operating system environment to the primary user operating system environment; and

    execute a firmware update tool from the primary user operating system environment, wherein the firmware update tool installs the one or more firmware update packages on the secondary user operating system environment; and

    further wherein the information handling device comprises a trigger to switch between the primary user operating system environment and the secondary user operating system environment.

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