Firmware management engine for integrated system memory management and firmware provisioning

One or more computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a computing system having a processor and memory, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• communicating a first indication to freeze a virtual machine (VM), causing the VM to stop operating with system memory of a server node, the server node is associated with a firmware update for the system memory, the system memory comprises system memory data associated with the VM, wherein the server node is attached to a hot-plugged memory;
• migrating the system memory data to the hot-plugged memory;
• communicating a first indication to unfreeze the VM, causing the VM to start operating with the system memory data in the hot-plugged memory;
• causing an update to the system memory using the firmware update;
• receiving an indication of an outcome of the update the system memory;
• communicating a second indication to freeze the VM, causing the VM to stop operating with the hot-plugged memory;
• migrating the hot-plugged memory data to the system memory;
• communicating a second indication to unfreeze the VM, causing the VM to start operating with the hot-plugged memory data in the system memory.

A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:

• receiving a first indication to freeze a virtual machine (VM), wherein the first indication to freeze stops the VM from operating with a system memory of a server node of the virtual machine, wherein the first indication to freeze is associated with a firmware update for the server node and migration of system memory data in the system memory to a hot-plugged memory;
• freezing the VM;
• receiving a first indication to unfreeze the VM, wherein the first indication to unfreeze stops the VM starts the VM operating with the system memory data in the hot-plugged memory;
• unfreezing the VM;
• receiving a second indication to freeze the VM, the second indication to freeze stops the VM from operating with the hot-plugged memory, the second indication to freeze the VM is associated with a signal indicating an outcome of the firmware update for the server node;
• freezing the VM;
• receiving a second indication to unfreeze the VM, the second indication to unfreeze starts the VM operating with the hot-plugged memory data in the system memory;
• and
• unfreezing the VM.