Patent ID: 11947675
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor to:
determine a manufacturing mode of the computing device, wherein the manufacturing mode is enabled when the computing device is under manufacture or maintenance, and wherein the manufacturing mode is disabled when the computing device is under normal operation;
determine a manufacturing state of a management firmware subsystem of the computing device, wherein the manufacturing state is complete when installation of the management firmware subsystem is complete, and wherein the manufacturing state is incomplete when installation of the management firmware subsystem is allowed; and
in response to a request to access the management firmware subsystem, determine whether there is a contradiction between the manufacturing mode of the computing device and the manufacturing state of the management firmware subsystem, and
if there is a contradiction between the manufacturing mode of the computing device and the manufacturing state of the management firmware subsystem, initiate a restoration of the management firmware subsystem from a backup of the management firmware subsystem, and
if there is not a contradiction between the manufacturing mode of the computing device and the manufacturing state of the management firmware subsystem, confirm availability of the backup of the management firmware subsystem.