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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2015
Oc Acquisition Llc, Redwood City, CA (US);
Matthew Gambardella, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew Garrett, Somerville, MA (US);
Bryan Payne, Mountain View, CA (US);
Joe Heck, Seattle, WA (US);
Devin Carlen, Seattle, WA (US);
Mike Szilagyi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark Gius, Seattle, WA (US);
Ken Caruso, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul McMillan, Berkeley, CA (US);
Yona Benjamin Mankin, Cupertino, CA (US);
OC Acquisition LLC, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method receives a software upgrade package for a management computer and main computer. The management computer upgrades software of the management computer using the software upgrade package where the upgrading replaces an image of the software of the management computer with an image from the software upgrade package. Upon upgrade of the management computer, the management computer initiates an upgrade of the main computer. The main computer withdraws use of the services, and upon the withdrawing, the management computer reboots the main computer. Then, the main computer upgrades software of the main computer using the software upgrade package upon rebooting where the upgrading replaces an image of the software of the main computer with an image from the software upgrade package. Upon the upgrading, the main computer restores the use of the services.