System and method for automatically updating an information handling system upon system crash

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a management controller, a notification associated with a stop error;

in response to receiving the notification, capturing a screenshot of the stop error, wherein the screenshot includes a matrix bar code;

scanning the matrix bar code to retrieve a stop code corresponding to the stop error;

determining a component that is associated with the stop code and whether the component is updated; and

in response to determining that the component is not updated:

downloading an update for the component to a non-volatile storage device;

generating an update table that includes a location of the update in the non-volatile storage device; and

storing the update table for use on reboot to determine the location of the update in the non-volatile storage device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising installing the update from the non-volatile storage device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein an update package that includes the update also includes metadata for correlating the stop error with the update.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying limitations on the update to the component based on an update policy.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the update policy includes a limitation to install the update if the stop error occurs.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the update policy includes a limitation to not install the update if the stop error occurs.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the update policy includes a limitation to provide notification that the update has been installed if the stop error occurs.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reading of the update table is performed by a Windows session manager.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location of the update is a unified extensible firmware partition.

10. An information handling system, comprising:

a management controller configured to:

receive a notification associated with a stop error;

capture a screenshot that includes a matrix bar code associated with the stop error;

scan the matrix bar code to retrieve a stop code corresponding to the stop error;

if a component associated with the stop error is not updated, then download an update for the component to a non-volatile storage device;

generate an update table that includes a location of the update in the non-volatile storage device; and

a processor configured to:

read, on reboot, the update table to determine the location of the update; and

install the update.

11. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the management controller is further configured to download an update catalog.

12. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the management controller is further configured to determine whether the update for the component is available based on the update catalog.

13. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the update is included in an update package that includes information that maps the stop error to the update.

14. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the update table is a Windows platform binary table.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to:

provide a notification associated with a stop error to prompt a screenshot capture of the stop error, a scan of a matrix bar code associated with the stop error, a determination of an update associated with the stop error based on the matrix bar code, and a download of the update to a first non-volatile storage location;

determine whether a component associated with the stop error is not updated; and

in response to the determination that the component is not updated:

read an update table to determine the first non-volatile storage location of the update; and

copy the update from the first non-volatile storage location to a second non-volatile storage location for installation on reboot.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further storing instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to install the update from the second non-volatile storage location.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein an update package that includes the update also includes metadata that maps the matrix bar code to the update.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first non-volatile storage location is a partition in a mounted storage used during an update process.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the second non-volatile storage device is a unified extensible firmware partition.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the update table was generated prior to the reboot.