In-memory confirmation of basic input output system functionality
A firmware management operation. The firmware management operation includes providing an information handling system with a distributed BIOS, the distributed BIOS including a BIOS component and a BIOS variable; identifying a processor environment installed on an information handling system from a plurality of processor environments; performing an in-memory BIOS functionality operation, the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirming functionality of the BIOS component and the BIOS variable with the processor environment installed on the information handling system.
1 . A computer-implementable method for performing a firmware management operation, comprising:
providing an information handling system with a distributed BIOS, the distributed BIOS including a BIOS component and a BIOS variable, the distributed BIOS being implemented to function with any of a plurality of processor environments, each of the plurality of processing environments implementing a respective processor architecture;
identifying a processor environment installed on an information handling system from the plurality of processor environments;
performing an in-memory BIOS functionality operation, the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirming functionality of the BIOS component and the BIOS variable with the processor architecture of the processor environment installed on the information handling system.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the distributed BIOS includes a plurality of BIOS components; and
the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirms functionality of an interaction of the plurality of BIOS components.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirms functionality of the BIOS component and the BIOS variable prior to the BIOS component and BIOS variable being implemented as a replacement for a current BIOS component and current BIOS variable, the current BIOS component and current BIOS variable being used to boot the information handling system.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the in-memory BIOS functionality operation generates a simulated non-volatile domain.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the simulated non-volatile domain is generated based upon a particular information handling system configuration.
6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the simulated non-volatile domain is generated using a plurality of coalesced flash memory packets.
7 . A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
providing an information handling system with a distributed BIOS, the distributed BIOS including a BIOS component and a BIOS variable, the distributed BIOS being implemented to function with any of a plurality of processor environments, each of the plurality of processing environments implementing a respective processor architecture;
identifying a processor environment installed on an information handling system from the plurality of processor environments;
performing an in-memory BIOS functionality operation, the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirming functionality of the BIOS component and the BIOS variable with the processor architecture of the processor environment installed on the information handling system.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the distributed BIOS includes a plurality of BIOS components; and
the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirms functionality of an interaction of the plurality of BIOS components.
9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirms functionality of the BIOS component and the BIOS variable prior to the BIOS component and BIOS variable being implemented as a replacement for a current BIOS component and current BIOS variable, the current BIOS component and current BIOS variable being used to boot the information handling system.
10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the in-memory BIOS functionality operation generates a simulated non-volatile domain.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein:
the simulated non-volatile domain is generated based upon a particular information handling system configuration.
12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein:
the simulated non-volatile domain is generated using a plurality of coalesced flash memory packets.
13 . A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
providing an information handling system with a distributed BIOS, the distributed BIOS including a BIOS component and a BIOS variable, the distributed BIOS being implemented to function with any of a plurality of processor environments, each of the plurality of processing environments implementing a respective processor architecture;
identifying a processor environment installed on an information handling system from the plurality of processor environments;
performing an in-memory BIOS functionality operation, the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirming functionality of the BIOS component and the BIOS variable with the processor architecture of the processor environment installed on the information handling system.
14 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the distributed BIOS includes a plurality of BIOS components; and
the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirms functionality of an interaction of the plurality of BIOS components.
15 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the in-memory BIOS functionality operation confirms functionality of the BIOS component and the BIOS variable prior to the BIOS component and BIOS variable being implemented as a replacement for a current BIOS component and current BIOS variable, the current BIOS component and current BIOS variable being used to boot the information handling system.
16 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the in-memory BIOS functionality operation generates a simulated non-volatile domain.
17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein:
the simulated non-volatile domain is generated based upon a particular information handling system configuration.
18 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein:
the simulated non-volatile domain is generated using a plurality of coalesced flash memory packets.
19 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.
20 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.