Systems and methods to update add-on cards firmware and collect hardware information on any servers with any OS installed or bare-metal servers

A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing instructions for upgrading one or more of add-on firmware and disk firmware for a server, the instructions comprising:

• connecting a port of the server to an isolated network;
• caching onto cache memory of the server, an operating system received through the isolated network;
• booting the operating system on the server from the cache memory;
• conducting a Network File System (NFS) mount on the server to determine hardware information associated with the upgrading of the one or more of the add-on firmware and the disk firmware;
• and
• upgrading the one or more of the add-on firmware and the disk firmware based on the hardware information.

A management node configured to upgrade one or more of add-on firmware and disk firmware for a server, the management node comprising:

• a processor, configured to:
• connect a port of the server to an isolated network;
• cache onto cache memory of the server, an operating system received through the isolated network;
• boot the operating system on the server from the cache memory;
• conduct a Network File System (NFS) mount on the server to determine hardware information associated with the upgrading of the one or more of the add-on firmware and the disk firmware;
• and
• upgrade the one or more of the add-on firmware and the disk firmware based on the hardware information.