Method and apparatus for updating server firmware in server, and server

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• employing a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) to perform an out-of-band update of server firmware in a server by performing actions, the BMC being directly mounted on a South Bridge chip of the server and being electrically connected with the South Bridge chip through an ESPI bus, and the BMC being electrically connected with a firmware memory storing server firmware and with a BMC memory through the ESPI bus, the server being based on a Purley platform, the actions including:
• continuously detecting whether a preset upgrading condition is satisfied, and performing, through the ESPI bus, a read operation on an image file stored in the BMC memory by using the BMC, when the preset upgrading condition is satisfied, wherein the image file is for updating the server firmware;
• and
• updating, through the ESPI bus, the server firmware stored in the firmware memory based on information read from the read operation.

A server being based on a Purley platform and comprising:

• a South Bridge chip;
• a firmware memory storing server firmware;
• a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) memory configured to store an image file for updating the server firmware;
• and
• a BMC directly mounted on the South Bridge chip and being electrically connected with the South Bridge chip through an ESPI bus, and the BMC being electrically connected with a firmware memory storing server firmware and with a BMC memory through the ESPI bus, the BMC is configured to:
• perform an out-of-band update of the server firmware by continuously detecting whether a preset upgrading condition is satisfied, and performing, through the ESPI bus, a read operation on the image file stored in the BMC memory, when the preset upgrading condition is satisfied, wherein the image file is for updating the server firmware;
• and
• update, through the ESPI bus, the server firmware stored in the firmware memory based on information read from the read operation.