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Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventor:

Thomas C. Long, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 11/0766 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for managing data on a microcontroller. The method includes a computer processor receiving data to write to the memory of a microcontroller of a field-replaceable unit (FRU). The method further includes a computer processor determining that the received data is a type of data that is stored in a first logical partition, wherein the first logical partition is a logical partition of non-volatile memory of the microcontroller. The method further includes a computer processor determining whether the first logical partition includes sufficient space to store the received data.


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