公开(公告)号：US20170052854A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15238344

申请日：2016-08-16

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shun-Chieh YANG

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F11/1469 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F2201/805 ,  G06F2201/815 ,  G06F2201/82

Abstract: A method for performing automatic system recovery is implemented by a server including a control chipset and a baseboard management controller (BMC). In the method, when a current image file is corrupted, a recovery engine generates an indicator of a version of the current image file and transmits the indicator to the BMC. The BMC then transmits a request for a backup image file to an external electronic device. After the BMC receives file link information of a disk image file from the electronic device, the BMC accesses the electronic device to download the disk image file, and mounts the disk image file as a virtual disk on the BMC. Afterward, the recovery engine replaces the current image file with the disk image file from the virtual disk.

Abstract translation: 用于执行自动系统恢复的方法由包括控制芯片组和基板管理控制器（BMC）的服务器实现。 在该方法中，当当前图像文件被破坏时，恢复引擎生成当前图像文件的版本的指示符，并将该指示符发送给BMC​​。 然后，BMC向外部电子设备发送备份映像文件的请求。 BMC从电子设备收到磁盘映像文件的文件链接信息后，BMC访问电子设备下载磁盘映像文件，并将磁盘映像文件作为虚拟磁盘安装在BMC上。 之后，恢复引擎将使用虚拟磁盘的磁盘映像文件替换当前映像文件。

公开(公告)号：US20180322013A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15971118

申请日：2018-05-04

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shun-Chieh YANG

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F9/4401

CPC classification number: G06F11/1417 ,  G06F9/4403 ,  G06F11/1433

Abstract: A method for recovering a basic input/output system (BIOS) image file of a computer system is provided. The method includes steps of: controlling a switch unit of the computer system to switch from a first state to a second state when the BIOS image file is to be updated; reading a current BIOS image file so as to store the same as a backup; controlling the switch unit to switch back to the first state; determining whether a command is received within a first predetermined time period when the BIOS image file is successfully updated to a new version of the BIOS image file; and when negative, controlling the switch unit to switch to the second state and writing the backup of the current version of the BIOS image file.

公开(公告)号：US20170177380A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US14974283

申请日：2015-12-18

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shun-Chieh YANG

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/067 ,  G06F9/4416 ,  H04L41/24

Abstract: A motherboard is to be disposed in a local server, and includes a platform controller hub (PCH) that transmits a command associated with read access to image file data, and a baseboard management controller that includes a memory unit and a processor unit which is electrically connected between the memory unit and the PCH. The memory unit stores an image file data associated with boot-up data of the local server. The processor unit receives the command from the PCH, and interprets the command so as to retrieve the image file data stored in the memory unit. The processor unit performs format conversion upon the image file data so as to generate a packet which conforms to protocols of the PCH, and transmits the packet to the PCH.