Cloning of firmware configuration settings using rest over IPMI interface

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to:

• obtain firmware configuration settings for a first computing system from a baseboard management controller (BMC) of the first computing system, the firmware configuration settings provided by a firmware of the first computing system to the BMC over a first representational state transfer (REST) over intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) interface;
• receive a request from a firmware of a second computing system for the firmware configuration settings obtained from the first computing system following a reboot of the second computing system;
• and
• responsive to the request, provide the firmware configuration settings to the BMC of the second computing system, whereby
• the BMC of the second computing system provides the firmware configuration settings to the firmware of the second computing system via a second REST over IPMI interface, and
• the firmware of the second computing system replaces current firmware configuration settings of the second computing system with the firmware configuration settings obtained from the first computing system.

A computing system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to:
• obtain firmware configuration settings for a first computing system from a baseboard management controller (BMC) of the first computing system, the firmware configuration settings provided by a firmware of the first computing system to the BMC over a first representational state transfer (REST) over intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) interface;
• receiving a request from a firmware of a second computing system for the firmware configuration settings obtained from the first computing system following a reboot of the second computing system;
• and
• responsive to the request, provide the firmware configuration settings to the BMC of the second computing system, whereby
• the BMC of the second computing system provides the firmware configuration settings to the firmware of the second computing system via a second REST over IPMI interface, and
• the firmware of the second computing system replaces current firmware configuration settings of the second computing system with the firmware configuration settings obtained from the first computing system.