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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Gerd K. Bayer, Stuttgart, DE;
Volker M. Boenisch, Boeblingen, DE;
David G. Chapman, Clinton Corners, NY (US);
Jakob C. Lang, Tuebingen, DE;
Angel Nunez Mencias, Stuttgart, DE;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for updating software in a computer system, comprising at least a central processor and multiple adapter cards, wherein the adapter cards are attached to a network, the method comprising (i) the central processor generating a distribution map based on configuration data of the network (); (ii) the central processor sending the software update data and the distribution map to a receiving adapter card of the adapter cards; (iii) in response to receiving the software update data and the distribution map, the receiving adapter card applying the received software update data and creating at least one modified distribution map.