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Firmware upgrading method and device and shelf management module (SMM)

A firmware upgrade and frame management technology, applied in the field of server systems, can solve problems such as complex operation and poor compatibility

Active Publication Date: 2018-01-26
XFUSION DIGITAL TECH CO LTD
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[0005] For the existing firmware upgrade and effective methods, since there are many types of firmware and upgrade packages, and each firmware has its own format, different types of firmware must be packaged into different packages. The realization of the SMM function needs to pay attention to the firmware in the server system. For the specific content of the upgrade package, follow the server to refresh the version according to actual needs. When adding new firmware or server types, SMM and BMC must be refreshed at the same time. There is no unified mechanism to ensure reliability, resulting in complex operations and poor compatibility in existing firmware upgrade methods. Defects

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[0070] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0071] figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of an application scenario and architecture of a firmware upgrade system provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The firmware upgrade system 100 includes an SMM 111 , a BMC 122 , a BMC 133 and a BMC 144 .

[0072] Among them, the SMM 111 is connected to the manufacturer's server through a wired or wireless network, and is used to control the BMC122, BMC133 and BMC144 to perform firmware upgrade operations. Among them, SMM111 obtains the image file from the manufacturer's server and parses the obtained image file, selects BMC122, BMC133, and BMC144 suitable for firmware upgrade according to the header record of the image file, and then obtains firmware information from BMC122, BMC133, and BMC144 to further judge the BMC122 , whether the firmware info...

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The embodiment of the invention provides a firmware upgrading method and device and a shelf management module (SMM). The shelf management module acquires a mirror image file, which is provided with aheader record and an upgrading operation record, from a manufacturer server, queries single-board information of connected BMCs (Baseboard Management Controllers), compares the single-board information with a single-board upgrading condition in the header record, selects a BMC, which accords with the single-board upgrading condition, from the connected BMCs, queries firmware information of the BMCwhich accords with the single-board upgrading condition, compares the firmware information with a firmware upgrading condition in the upgrading operation record, and sends an upgrading file in the upgrading operation record to the BMC according to a comparison result for firmware upgrading. The SMM does not need to be upgraded along with firmware version and single-board type changes, the firmware upgrading method is simplified, and compatibility of the firmware upgrading method is realized.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of server systems, in particular to a firmware upgrade method and device, and a chassis management module. Background technique [0002] Firmware refers to the device "driver" stored inside the device. Through firmware, the operating system can implement the operation of a specific machine according to the standard device driver. For example, optical drives and recorders have internal firmware. Firmware is the software that performs the most basic and bottom-level work of a system. In hardware devices, firmware is the soul of hardware devices, because some hardware devices have no other software components except firmware, so firmware also determines the function and performance of hardware devices. [0003] The application of the server is more and more widely used in today's information society. Its performance is good and its security is high, so it has been well received by users. Large companies or enterprises ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F9/44G06F9/445
Inventor 明沛
Owner XFUSION DIGITAL TECH CO LTD
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