Quanta Computer Assigned Patent
Firmware upgrade method in multiple node storage system
By Francis Pelletier | November 10, 2022 at 2:00 pmQuanta Computer, Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (11461085) developed by Pan, Kai-Yeh, Yu, Chun-Ching, Wang, Shuen-Hung, Taoyuan, Taiwan, for a “firmware upgrade method in multiple node storage system.“
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A multiple storage node system including a first and second node is provided. The first node includes a first baseboard management controller (BMC), a first flash ROM configured to store a first flash image, and a first switch device configured to connect the first BMC to the first flash ROM. The second node includes an exact configuration of the first node. The first BMC is connected to the second switch device, and the second flash image is the same as the first flash.”
The patent application was filed on 2019-03-06 (16/294566).