Fujitsu Corporation

Fujitsu Siemens Computers Gmbh

Fujitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property Gmbh

Jochen Riedisser

Gerold Scheidler

Peter Kastl

Georg Ahn

Michael Koob Spijkerman

Ernst Höschele

A method of updating firmware components of a computer system includes downloading at least one update packet by a service processor of the computer system, the service processor operating independently of a main processor and main operating system of the computer system; creating an image of a bootable virtual storage medium in a memory connected to the service processor by the service processor, the image including data from the at least one downloaded update packet and auxiliary operating system; incorporating the created image as virtual storage drive with the bootable first data storage medium; booting the computer system from the created image of the virtual storage medium, wherein the main processor starts the auxiliary operating system; and updating firmware components on the basis of data from the at least one update packet of the created image of the virtual data storage medium under the control of the auxiliary operating system.

Methods of updating firmware components, computer systems and memory apparatus

A method of providing at least one data carrier for a computer system includes downloading at least one image of a data carrier from a predetermined network source by a service processor of the computer system, the service processor being operable independently of a main processor and an operating system of the computer system; storing, by the service processor, the at least one downloaded image in a non-volatile bulk memory; incorporating, by the service processor, the at least one stored image as active data carrier of a virtual memory drive; and emulating a standard interface that accesses the virtual memory drive such that an operating system can access the active data carrier without manufacturer-specific driver software.

Method of providing at least one data carrier for a computer system and computer system including service processor independently operable from a main processor of the computer system

A method of updating software components of a computer system includes downloading a plurality of update packages from at least one predetermined network source by a service processor of the computer system, which service processor can be operated independently of a main processor and an operating system of the computer system; compiling the downloaded update packages to form a data volume; establishing a data connection between an agent service executed under control of the operating system and the compiled data volume; and updating software components on the basis of the plurality of update packages in the compiled data volume by the agent service.

Methods of updating software components, computer systems and memory apparatus

A computer system comprising a CPU, a data bus, components and a communication module for the administration of the CPU or components. The communication module comprises a data interface coupled to the data bus of the computer system. The user interface comprises a display unit and a control panel. A control unit is coupled to the user interface and the data interface for transmitting data to and from the CPU or components using the data bus. A memory is provided for the storage of configuration parameters and status information, which is coupled to the control unit via a memory bus. The communication module is adapted for obtaining system information of the components without using the CPU of the computer system and performing a configuration of the components using the configuration parameters.

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Augsburg, Germany

Jochen Riedisser