Patent ID: 8601463

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for managing firmware of a field-replaceable unit ( 12 ) (“FRU”) of a plurality of FRUs ( 10 , 20 ), wherein the firmware includes one or more images, the instructions causing a processor ( 14 ) to perform steps comprising: comparing a first bundle version identifier with a second bundle version identifier, said first bundle version identifier being associated with a first firmware version identifier for a first firmware image installed on said FRU, said first bundle version identifier being indicative of a first bundle of firmware images from which said first firmware image was obtained, said second bundle version identifier identifying a version of a second bundle of firmware images; and producing a match indication in the event said second bundle identifier equals said first bundle version identifier, said match indicating that said first firmware image matches a firmware image of said second bundle.