Systems and methods for managing switching devices in an information handling system

A method of upgrading firmware of a plurality of switching devices in an information handling system, comprising:

• analyzing a topology of the information handling system and the plurality of switching devices;
• analyzing a flow of information being forwarded through the plurality of switching devices;
• minimizing loss of the forwarded information associated with upgrading the firmware based on at least:
• determining, automatically without a user having to access the plurality of switching devices and based on analyzing the flow of the forwarded information and on analyzing a topology of the information handling system and the plurality of switching devices, a first switching device among the plurality of switching devices to send upgraded firmware to;
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• determining, automatically without a user having to access the plurality of switching devices and based on analyzing the flow of the forwarded information and on analyzing a topology of the information handling system and the plurality of switching devices, when to send the upgraded firmware to the first switching device;
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• sending the upgraded firmware to the first switching device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that when executed by one or more processors of a controlling device of an information handling system, causes the controlling device to perform a method for upgrading firmware of a plurality of switching devices in the information handling system, the method comprising:

• analyzing a topology of the information handling system and the plurality of switching devices;
• analyzing a flow of forwarded information through the plurality of switching devices;
• minimizing loss of the forwarded information associated with upgrading the firmware based on at least:
• determining, automatically without a user having to access the plurality of switching devices and based on analyzing the flow of the forwarded information and on analyzing a topology of the information handling system and the plurality of switching devices, a first switching device among the plurality of switching devices to send upgraded firmware to;
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• determining, automatically without a user having to access the plurality of switching devices and based on analyzing the flow of the forwarded information and on analyzing a topology of the information handling system and the plurality of switching devices, when to send the upgraded firmware to the first switching device;
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• sending the upgraded firmware to the first switching device.