公开(公告)号：US20240103849A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17935589

申请日：2022-09-27

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Manjunath Vishwanath ,  Rama Rao Bisa ,  Pavan Kumar Gavvala ,  Manjunath AM ,  Shantanu Kumar Pradhan ,  Chandrasekhar R

IPC分类号： G06F8/656

CPC分类号： G06F8/656

摘要： Embodiments of systems and methods to provide a firmware update to devices configured in a redundant configuration in an Information Handling System (IHS) are disclosed. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an IHS may include computer-executable instructions to receive a firmware update image associated with the firmware device, determine that the firmware update image possesses a critical sub-image portion, and schedule a firmware update to be performed in the future on the firmware device using the one firmware update image. The firmware update image conforms to a Platform Level Data Model (PLDM) protocol that is configured to perform rebootless firmware updates.

公开(公告)号：US20240103971A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17935176

申请日：2022-09-26

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Manjunath Vishwanath ,  Rama Rao Bisa ,  Pavan Kumar Gavvala ,  Manjunath AM ,  Mahesh Babu Ramaiah ,  Naveen Karthick Chandrasekaran ,  Darshan Hebbar ,  Shantanu Kumar Pradhan

IPC分类号： G06F11/14 ,  G06F8/65

CPC分类号： G06F11/1433 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F2201/865

摘要： Systems and methods include a remote access controller of an IHS (Information Handling System) that provides remote management of the IHS. The remote access controller initiates an update of firmware used to operate a hardware component of the IHS by transmitting a firmware image to the hardware component via a first signaling pathway connecting the remote access controller to the hardware component. The remote access controller detects a failure in transmission of the firmware image to the hardware component via the first signaling pathway and identifies a second signaling pathway connecting the remote access controller to the hardware component. The remote access controller resumes transmission of the firmware image to the hardware component via the second signaling pathway and the firmware used to operate the hardware component is updated using the transmitted firmware image.

公开(公告)号：US20240103847A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17935197

申请日：2022-09-26

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Mahesh Babu Ramaiah ,  Rama Rao Bisa ,  Manjunath AM ,  Manjunath Vishwanath ,  Pavan Kumar Gavvala ,  Balamurugan Gnanasambandam ,  Naveen Karthick Chandrasekaran

IPC分类号： G06F8/656

CPC分类号： G06F8/656

摘要： Systems and methods provide multi-channel transmission of a firmware image to a hardware component of an IHS (Information Handling System), where the firmware image is transmitted by a remote access controller of the IHS that supports remote management of the IHS. Upon a firmware being initiated, the remote access controller determines an available bandwidth of a first signaling pathway of the hardware component and also determines an available bandwidth of a second signaling pathway of the hardware component. One portion of the firmware image is transmitted to the hardware component using the first signaling pathway, where a size of that portion is selected based on the available bandwidth of the first signaling pathway. Another portion of the firmware image is transmitted to the hardware component using the second signaling pathway, where a size of that portion is selected based on the available bandwidth of the second signaling pathway.

公开(公告)号：US20240103835A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17935584

申请日：2022-09-27

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Deepaganesh Paulraj ,  Rama Rao Bisa ,  Naveen Karthick Chandrasekaran ,  Manjunath AM ,  Pavan Kumar Gavvala ,  Abhishek Ramachandra Manganawar

IPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F13/40

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/4881 ,  G06F13/4081

摘要： Embodiments of systems and methods to provide a firmware update to multiple storage units configured with different interfaces in an Information Handling System (IHS) are disclosed. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an IHS may include computer-executable instructions to receive a firmware update image associated with the storage units, and for each of the storage units, identify an update profile based on the type of interface associated with the storage unit, the interface configured to provide communication between the storage unit and the IHS, and perform a firmware update on the storage unit according to the update profile.

公开(公告)号：US20240103832A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17935316

申请日：2022-09-26

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Naveen Karthick Chandrasekaran ,  Rama Rao Bisa ,  Manjunath AM ,  Pavan Kumar Gavvala ,  Darshan Hebbar

IPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06N20/00

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F11/3466 ,  G06N20/00

摘要： Embodiments of systems and methods to provide a firmware update to devices configured in a redundant configuration in an Information Handling System (IHS) are disclosed. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an IHS may include computer-executable instructions to send, to a server, a request to perform a firmware update on the firmware device, and receive, from the server, information associated with a plurality of firmware update images that are available for use with the firmware device and a score associated with each firmware update image. The score is indicative of how well its associated firmware update image functioned with each of a plurality of previous firmware updates on other firmware devices. Using the score, the instructions may select one firmware update image, and perform a firmware update on the firmware device using the one firmware update image.

公开(公告)号：US20240104251A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17935150

申请日：2022-09-26

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Deepaganesh Paulraj ,  Mahesh Babu Ramaiah ,  Rama Rao Bisa ,  Pavan Kumar Gavvala ,  Manjunath AM ,  Naveen Karthick Chandrasekaran

IPC分类号： G06F21/73

CPC分类号： G06F21/73

摘要： Systems and methods provide multi-modal based updates to firmware utilized by a hardware component of an IHS (Information Handling System), where the firmware updates are managed by a remote access controller of the IHS that provides remote management of the hardware component. The remote access controller receives a notification of an update to an agreement for utilization of the hardware component, where the agreement indicates firmware modes authorized for use by the hardware component. Firmware modes are identified that are locally stored by the hardware component. Any firmware modes are identified that are authorized for use by the hardware component based on the updated first agreement and that are not locally stored by the hardware component, and the identified firmware modes are retrieved for local storage by the hardware component. In this manner, firmware utilized in an IHS remains consistent with applicable service agreements.

公开(公告)号：US20240103836A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17935587

申请日：2022-09-27

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Pavan Kumar Gavvala ,  Rama Rao Bisa ,  Manjunath AM ,  Naveen Karthick Chandrasekaran ,  Darshan Hebbar ,  Raveendra Reddy P ,  Mahesh Babu Ramaiah ,  Sivakami Velusamy

IPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F11/32 ,  G06F13/40

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/4881 ,  G06F11/328 ,  G06F13/4081

摘要： Embodiments of systems and methods to provide a firmware update to multiple storage units configured in a redundant configuration in an Information Handling System (IHS) are disclosed. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an IHS may include computer-executable instructions to receive a firmware update image associated with multiple devices configured in the IHS, identify two or more of the devices that are configured in a redundant configuration relative to one another, and perform the firmware update sequentially on the two or more devices.

公开(公告)号：US20230409498A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US17807157

申请日：2022-06-16

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Austin P. Bolen ,  Komal Dhote ,  Manjunath AM

IPC分类号： G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F13/1684 ,  G06F12/0238 ,  G06F2212/202

摘要： According to one embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) includes at least one storage unit that conforms to an NVMe specification and first and second BMCs. The BMCs are in communication with the storage unit and each configured with computer-executable instructions to negotiate with the second BMC, whether first or second BMC is to be an active BMC such that the other of the first or second BMCs becomes a passive BMC. When the first BMC is the active BMC, allow shared commands to be issued to a storage unit conforming to a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) specification; otherwise, inhibit the shared commands from being issued to the storage unit.

公开(公告)号：US20240103830A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17935158

申请日：2022-09-26

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Deepaganesh Paulraj ,  Kala Sampathkumar ,  Rama Rao Bisa ,  Darshan Hebbar ,  Manjunath AM ,  Elie Antoun Jreij ,  Naveen Karthick Chandrasekaran ,  Pavan Kumar Gavvala ,  Manjunath Vishwanath ,  Sivakami Velusamy

IPC分类号： G06F8/65

CPC分类号： G06F8/65

摘要： In various embodiments, a remote access controller supporting remote management of an Information Handling System (IHS). The remote access controller receives a first firmware image comprising first firmware for a first hardware component of the IHS. A personality of the first firmware is determined and at least a portion of the first firmware is stored to a first region of a persistent storage of the first hardware component, where the first region is designated as storing firmware for adapting the first hardware component to the first personality. In response to a detected reconfiguration of the IHS, the remote access controller generates a notification of the first firmware that is stored by the first hardware component and that is usable to adapt operation of the first hardware component to the first personality.

公开(公告)号：US20240103720A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17935645

申请日：2022-09-27

申请人： Dell Products, L.P.

发明人： Manjunath AM ,  Rama Rao Bisa ,  Pavan Kumar Gavvala ,  Mahesh Babu Ramaiah ,  Naveen Karthick Chandrasekaran ,  Darshan Hebbar ,  Deepaganesh Paulraj

IPC分类号： G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0679

摘要： Embodiments of systems and methods to provide a firmware update to devices configured in a redundant configuration in an Information Handling System (IHS) are disclosed. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an IHS may include computer-executable instructions to receive a firmware update image associated with the storage unit, receive an indication that the storage unit requires a reboot of the IHS, and when the storage unit is experiencing minimal I/O usage, reset the storage unit using the firmware update image. The firmware update image is configured to perform rebootless firmware updates on the storage unit.