Intelligent device updating

1. An information handling system comprising:

an information handling resource; and

a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system and coupled to the information handling resource via a communications bus;

wherein the management controller is configured to cause the information handling resource to update a firmware thereof by transmitting a plurality of datagrams to the information handling resource via the communications bus, wherein the plurality of datagrams includes:

a pilot datagram comprising a first header that includes information regarding an update payload, wherein the pilot datagram is configured to trigger an update handler of the information handling resource; and

one or more subsequent datagrams comprising second headers and respective portions of the update payload, wherein the update handler is configured to update the firmware based on the update payload.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the communications bus is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Inter-Integrated Circuit (I 2 C) bus.

3. The information handling system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of datagrams comprises an I 2 C Master Write-Read command.

4. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of datagrams correspond to a private bus configured to deliver the plurality of datagrams to the update handler.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the datagrams comprise packets.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the pilot datagram comprises a signature corresponding to the update payload.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first header includes a value indicative of an identifier for the update payload, a value indicative of a size of the update payload, a value indicative of a checksum of the update payload, and a value indicative of a datagram size for the plurality of datagrams.

8. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the update payload comprises raw binary data to be written to the firmware.

9. A method comprising:

in an information handling system comprising a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system and coupled to an information handling resource of the information handling system via a communications bus:

the management controller causing the information handling resource to update a firmware thereof by transmitting a plurality of datagrams to the information handling resource via the communications bus, wherein the plurality of datagrams includes:

a pilot datagram comprising a first header that includes information regarding an update payload, wherein the pilot datagram is configured to trigger an update handler of the information handling resource; and

one or more subsequent datagrams comprising second headers and respective portions of the update payload, wherein the update handler is configured to update the firmware based on the update payload.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the communications bus is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Inter-Integrated Circuit (I 2 C) bus, and wherein the plurality of datagrams comprises an I 2 C Master Write-Read command.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of datagrams correspond to a private bus configured to deliver the plurality of datagrams to the update handler.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first header includes a value indicative of an identifier for the update payload, a value indicative of a size of the update payload, a value indicative of a checksum of the update payload, and a value indicative of a datagram size for the plurality of datagrams.

13. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable code thereon that is executable by a processor of a management controller of an information handling system for:

causing an information handling resource of the information handling system to update a firmware thereof by transmitting a plurality of datagrams to the information handling resource via a communications bus, wherein the plurality of datagrams includes:

a pilot datagram comprising a first header that includes information regarding an update payload, wherein the pilot datagram is configured to trigger an update handler of the information handling resource; and

one or more subsequent datagrams comprising second headers and respective portions of the update payload, wherein the update handler is configured to update the firmware based on the update payload.

14. The article of claim 13 , wherein the communications bus is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Inter-Integrated Circuit (I 2 C) bus.

15. The article of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of datagrams comprises an I 2 C Master Write-Read command.

16. The article of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of datagrams correspond to a private bus configured to deliver the plurality of datagrams to the update handler.

17. The article of claim 13 , wherein the datagrams comprise packets.

18. The article of claim 13 , wherein the pilot datagram comprises a signature corresponding to the update payload.

19. The article of claim 13 , wherein the first header includes a value indicative of an identifier for the update payload, a value indicative of a size of the update payload, a value indicative of a checksum of the update payload, and a value indicative of a datagram size for the plurality of datagrams.

20. The article of claim 13 , wherein the update payload comprises raw binary data to be written to the firmware.