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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Fred A. Bower, Iii, Durham, NC (US);
Michael H. Nolterieke, Raleigh, NC (US);
William G. Pagan, Durham, NC (US);
Paul B. Tippett, Raleigh, NC (US);
Fred A. Bower, III, Durham, NC (US);
Michael H. Nolterieke, Raleigh, NC (US);
William G. Pagan, Durham, NC (US);
Paul B. Tippett, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Managing firmware in a computing system storing a plurality of different firmware images for the same firmware includes: calculating, for each firmware image in dependence upon a plurality of predefined factors, a preference score; responsive to a failure of a particular firmware image, selecting a firmware image having a highest preference score; and failing over to the selected firmware image.