Patent ID: 7913246
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for updating software in a system comprising an update server, a secondary server and at least one managed device, the update server being adapted to store one or more software updates, the secondary server being adapted to communicate with the update server using a first protocol and to communicate with the at least one managed device using a second protocol, the method comprising acts of: receiving, by the secondary server from the update server using the first protocol, a catalog of updates available from the update server; determining, by the secondary server managing at least one managed device, that at least one available update referenced in the catalog of updates applies to the at least one managed device, the at least one available update including an operating system component and a management component, the at least one managed device being an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) not capable of communicating using the first protocol; downloading, using the first protocol, the at least one available update to the secondary server; and applying, by the secondary server using the second protocol, the at least one available update to the at least one managed device by applying the operating system component to the at least one managed device prior to applying the management component to the at least one managed device.