US 11,989,548 B2
Pushing a firmware update patch to a computing device via an out-of-band path
Neeraj Ladkani, Bothell, WA (US); Daini Xie, Redmond, WA (US); Mallik Bulusu, Bellevue, WA (US); and Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/189,791.
Application 18/189,791 is a continuation of application No. 17/081,931, filed on Oct. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,640,290.
Prior Publication US 2023/0229423 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 8/65 (2013.01) [G06F 13/4221 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for using an auxiliary service controller on a host computing device to push firmware update patches to a host processor on the host computing device, the method comprising:
determining that a management agent on the host computing device is not accessible to a management entity on a separate computing device from the host computing device;
based on determining that the management agent on the host computing device is not accessible, receiving, at the auxiliary service controller and from the management entity, a firmware update patch for the host computing device; and
based on receiving the firmware update patch at the auxiliary service controller, causing the host processor on the host computing device to install the firmware update patch accessed from a shared memory region of the auxiliary service controller on the host computing device.