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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Tai-chien D. Chang, Austin, TX (US);
Baltazar De Leon, III, Austin, TX (US);
Marcus B. Grande, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Brian W. Hart, Austin, TX (US);
Jaime F. Nualart, Austin, TX (US);
Vikramjit Sethi, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and technique for updating firmware on a multi-protocol network adapter includes reading parameter values for a firmware update of a multi-protocol network adapter that specify classes of behavior for conducting the firmware update of the multi-protocol network adapter. An update tool determines a reset type defining a type of reset needed to activate the firmware update on the network adapter based on the parameter values, sends a message to the network adapter indicating that a firmware update process is beginning, sends a write request to the network adapter to write the firmware update to select communication protocol functions, and sends a reset request to select communication protocol functions to activate the firmware update using the reset type according to the parameter values.