Intel Corporation

Bryan K Jorgensen

Ned M Smith

Hormuzd M Khosravi

Yasser Rasheed

Ajith K Illendula

Tracie L Zenti

Tracy L Zenti

A management engine may be used to trap configuration cycles during the boot process and thereafter in response to operating system enumeration. As a result, a virtual bus device can be created. The bus device may be used to provision software to the platform even when the operating system is corrupted or non-functional.

Virtual bus device using management engine

In accordance with some embodiments, software may be downloaded to an end point, even when that said end point is not fully functional. An indication that software is available for distribution may be stored in a dedicated location within a non-volatile memory. That location may be checked for software to download, for example, on each boot up. The software may then be downloaded and verified. Thereafter, the location is marked to indicate that the software has already been downloaded.

Providing software distribution and update services regardless of the state or physical location of an end point machine

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Bryan K Jorgensen