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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2013
American Megatrends, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Sanjoy Maity, Snellville, GA (US);
Baskar Parthiban, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Satheesh Thomas, Norcross, GA (US);
Purandhar Nallagatla, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Harikrishna Doppalapudi, Norcross, GA (US);
Ramakoti Reddy Bhimanadhuni, Suwanee, GA (US);
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a system for replicating BIOS setting data (BIOSSD) across computers. The system includes a plurality of computers, and each computer is connected to a service processor (SP). Each computer includes a BIOS chip, which stores a first BIOSSD collection. The SP stores a second BIOSSD collection. When the first BIOSSD collection is newer, the SP receives a copy of the first BIOSSD collection from the computer to replace the second BIOSSD collection. When the second BIOSSD collection is newer, the SP transmits a copy of the second BIOSSD collection to the computer to replace the first BIOSSD collection in the BIOS chip. A remote management may request and obtain from the SP the updated second BIOSSD collection such that the remote management computer may send the copy the updated second BIOSSD collection to other SP's for update.