Agentless remediation and recovery

1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a Central Processing Unit (CPU);

a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) coupled to the CPU;

a logic controller coupled to the CPU; and

a memory coupled to the logic controller, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the logic controller, cause the IHS to:

during a first stage, check an operational state of a plurality of hardware components within the IHS in the absence of any involvement by the CPU or the BIOS; and

during a second stage following the first stage, identify a failed hardware component amongst the plurality of hardware components in the absence of any involvement by the CPU or the BIOS.

2. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein to check the operational state, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to: compare a current IHS map with a previous IHS map, and identify a power failure based upon the comparison.

3. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein to check the operational state, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to recognize a timer expiration, a code execution failure, or a ready bit.

4. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein to identify the failed hardware component, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to check a plurality of voltage rails output by a voltage regulator.

5. The IHS of claim 4 , wherein to identify the failed hardware component, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to check dependencies between two or more voltage rails.

6. The IHS of claim 4 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to configure the voltage regulator to provide more electrical current on a subset of phases and to disable at least one phase.

7. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein to identify the failed hardware component, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to check execution of code by the embedded controller.

8. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to detect a failed initialization of the code or to identify a failed code execution indicator.

9. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to perform code-tree tracking and restart.

10. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to re-image a firmware portion of the embedded controller.

11. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to, during a third stage following the second stage, use the BIOS to change a boot order of the IHS.

12. A hardware memory device having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by an embedded controller of an Information Handling System (IHS), cause the IHS to:

during a first stage, check an operational state of a plurality of hardware components within the IHS, wherein the IHS includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), and wherein the checking occurs in the absence of any involvement by the CPU or the BIOS;

during a second stage following the first stage, identify a failed hardware component amongst the plurality of hardware components in the absence of any involvement by the CPU or the BIOS; and

during a third stage following the second stage, use the BIOS to change a boot order of the IHS in response to the identification.

13. The hardware memory device of claim 12 , wherein to check the operational state, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to: compare a current IHS map with a previous IHS map, and identify a power failure based upon the comparison.

14. The hardware memory device of claim 12 , wherein to check the operational state, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to recognize a timer expiration, a code execution failure, or a ready bit.

15. The hardware memory device of claim 12 , wherein to identify the failed hardware component, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to check a plurality of voltage rails output by a voltage regulator, and to check dependencies between two or more voltage rails.

16. The hardware memory device of claim 15 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to configure the voltage regulator to provide more electrical current on a subset of phases and to disable at least one phase.

17. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

during a first stage of operation of an embedded controller of an Information Handling System (IHS), checking an operational state of a plurality of hardware components within the IHS, wherein the IHS includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), and wherein the checking occurs in the absence of any involvement by the CPU or the BIOS;

during a second stage following the first stage, identifying a failed hardware component amongst the plurality of hardware components in the absence of any involvement by the CPU or the BIOS; and

during a third stage following the second stage, using the BIOS to change a boot order of the IHS in response to the identification.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , further comprising detecting a failed initialization of the code or identifying a failed code execution indicator.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , further comprising performing code-tree tracking and restart.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , further comprising re-imaging a firmware portion of the embedded controller.