CN108108177A - Firmware upgrade method, physical host and the virtual machine of physical host - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of firmware upgrade method of physical host of disclosure, physical host is after firmware upgrade instruction is received, startup runs on the first virtual machine of itself, and virtualization process is carried out to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded, the first virtual machine is transferred to using the virtual firmware upgrade interface of generation as a virtual unit, firmware to be upgraded is upgraded by firmware upgrade instrument by the first virtual machine, so as to fulfill the interior upgrading of band to firmware in physical host.Disclosed herein as well is the physical hosts and virtual machine for realizing above-mentioned function.
Description
Technical field
The application belongs to the firmware upgrade method, physical host and void of field of computer technology more particularly to physical host
Plan machine.
Background technology
VM (Virtual Machine, virtual machine), which refers to, to be realized by way of software simulation with complete hardware system work(
Can, operate in complete computer in a completely isolated environment.It, can be in a physics meter by software virtual machine
One or more virtual computer is simulated on calculation machine, virtual machine works as real computer, for example, can install
Operating system, installation application program access Internet resources etc..The physical computer of operation virtual machine is known as host or physics
Host.
Firmware (Firmware) is the software for carrying on a shoulder pole the most basic bottom work of any one system, is generally stored in chip
EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM, electricallyerasable ROM (EEROM)) or FLASH cores
In piece.
, it is necessary to be upgraded according to actual demand to firmware during electronic equipment use.The operation system of physical host
System just corresponds to a hypervisor, and hypervisor is also referred to as VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor, virtual machine prison
Control unit), api interface (Application Programming Interface, application programming interface) is not provided,
This results in that the firmware in physical host can not be carried out with interior upgrading.
The content of the invention
In view of this, the purpose of the application is a kind of firmware upgrade method of physical host, physical host and virtual machine,
To solve the problems, such as in the prior art not carrying out with interior upgrading the firmware in physical host.
To achieve the above object, the application provides following technical solution：
The application provides a kind of firmware upgrade method of physical host, and the firmware upgrade method is applied to the physics master
Machine, the firmware upgrade method include：
Firmware upgrade instruction is responded, starts the first virtual machine, first virtual machine runs on the physical host, and
First virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument, and the firmware upgrade instruction carries the mark of firmware to be upgraded；
Firmware to be upgraded is determined according to firmware upgrade instruction；
Virtualization process is carried out to the interface of firmware to be upgraded, it is empty that virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to described first
Plan machine upgrades the firmware to be upgraded by the firmware upgrade instrument by first virtual machine.
Optionally, it is described that virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to described first virtually in above-mentioned firmware upgrade method
Machine, including：
The virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to by first virtual machine by the passthrough modes that direct transfer.
Optionally, in above-mentioned firmware upgrade method, further include：After firmware upgrade is completed, it is virtual to remove described first
Machine.
The application also provides a kind of firmware upgrade method of physical host, and the firmware upgrade method is applied to virtual machine,
The virtual machine runs on a physical host, and the virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument, and the firmware upgrade method includes：
The virtual firmware upgrade interface that the physical host transfers is received, the virtual firmware upgrade interface is by the physics
Response of host firmware upgrade is instructed carries out virtualization process generation to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded；
The firmware to be upgraded is upgraded by the firmware upgrade instrument.
Optionally, it is described that described to be upgraded is consolidated by the firmware upgrade instrument in above-mentioned firmware upgrade method
Part is upgraded, including：
Obtain the firmware upgrade bag of the firmware to be upgraded；
The firmware to be upgraded is upgraded using the firmware upgrade bag by the firmware upgrade instrument.
The application also provides a kind of physical host, and the physical host includes processor and memory, the physical host
Upper operation has at least one virtual machine；
The processor is used for：Firmware upgrade instruction is responded, starts the first virtual machine, first virtual machine runs on institute
Physical host is stated, and first virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument, and the firmware upgrade instruction carries to be upgraded
Firmware mark；Firmware to be upgraded is determined according to firmware upgrade instruction；To the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded into
Virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to first virtual machine by row virtualization process, is passed through by first virtual machine described
Firmware upgrade instrument upgrades the firmware to be upgraded.
Optionally, in above-mentioned physical host, the processor the virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to it is described
The aspect of first virtual machine, is specifically used for：The virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to by the passthrough modes that direct transfer
First virtual machine.
Optionally, in above-mentioned physical host, the processor is additionally operable to：After firmware upgrade is completed, described the is removed
One virtual machine.
The application also provides a kind of virtual machine, and the virtual machine runs on a physical host, and the virtual machine is provided with solid
Part upgrading tool, the virtual machine include virtual processor；
The virtual processor is used for：The virtual firmware upgrade interface that the physical host transfers is received, it is described virtual solid
Part upgrade interface carries out virtualization by physical host response firmware upgrade instruction to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded
Reason generates；The firmware to be upgraded is upgraded by firmware upgrade instrument.
Optionally, in above-mentioned virtual machine, the virtual processor by firmware upgrade instrument to described to be upgraded
The aspect that firmware is upgraded, is used for：Obtain the firmware upgrade bag of the firmware to be upgraded；Made by the firmware upgrade instrument
The firmware to be upgraded is upgraded with the firmware upgrade bag.
It can be seen that the application's has the beneficial effect that：
The firmware upgrade method of physical host disclosed in the present application, physical host open after firmware upgrade instruction is received
It is dynamic to run on the first virtual machine of itself, and virtualization process is carried out to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded, by the void of generation
Intend firmware upgrade interface and be transferred to the first virtual machine as a virtual unit, firmware upgrade instrument pair is passed through by the first virtual machine
Firmware to be upgraded is upgraded, so as to fulfill the interior upgrading of band to firmware in physical host.
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It in order to illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or in the prior art more clearly, below will be to embodiment or existing
There is attached drawing needed in technology description to be briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is only this
The embodiment of application, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, can also basis
The attached drawing of offer obtains other attached drawings.
Fig. 1 is a kind of flow chart of the firmware upgrade method of physical host disclosed in the present application；
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the firmware upgrade method of another physical host disclosed in the present application；
Fig. 3 is the system architecture diagram of physical host disclosed in the present application；
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the firmware upgrade method of another physical host disclosed in the present application；
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the firmware upgrade method of another physical host disclosed in the present application；
Fig. 6 is a kind of structure chart of physical host disclosed in the present application.
Specific embodiment
Firmware upgrade method, physical host and the virtual machine of disclosure physical host, with solve in the prior art without
The problem of method carries out with interior upgrading the firmware in physical host.
Below in conjunction with the attached drawing in the embodiment of the present application, the technical solution in the embodiment of the present application is carried out clear, complete
Site preparation describes, it is clear that described embodiments are only a part of embodiments of the present application, instead of all the embodiments.It is based on
Embodiment in the application, those of ordinary skill in the art are obtained every other without making creative work
Embodiment shall fall in the protection scope of this application.
Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is a kind of flow chart of the firmware upgrade method of physical host disclosed in the present application.The firmware liter
Grade method is applied to physical host, including：
Step S101：Firmware upgrade instruction is responded, starts the first virtual machine.
Wherein, firmware upgrade instruction carries the mark of firmware to be upgraded, and the first virtual machine runs on the physical host,
And the first virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument.
Physical host operation disclosed in the present application has multiple virtual machines, and one of virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade work
Tool, for ease of description, the first virtual machine is denoted as by the virtual machine.
When there is firmware upgrade demand, to physical host output firmware upgrade instruction, firmware upgrade instruction, which carries, to be needed
The mark of the firmware of upgrading.After physical host receives firmware upgrade instruction, start the first void for being provided with firmware upgrade instrument
Plan machine.
In implementation, firmware upgrade instruction can be that server is sent, and server determines that the firmware in physical host has liter
During grade demand, firmware upgrade instruction is sent to physical host.It is sent in addition, firmware upgrade instruction can also be triggered by user,
When user needs to upgrade the firmware in physical host, firmware upgrade is sent to physical host by interactive device and is instructed.
Step S102：Firmware to be upgraded is determined according to firmware upgrade instruction.
Step S103：Virtualization process is carried out to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded, virtual firmware upgrade interface is passed
The first virtual machine is handed to, firmware to be upgraded is upgraded by firmware upgrade instrument by the first virtual machine.
Firmware upgrade instructs the mark for carrying firmware to be upgraded, and physical host can be true according to firmware upgrade instruction
Fixed firmware to be upgraded.Physical host carries out virtualization process to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded, by the virtual solid of generation
Part upgrade interface is transferred to the first virtual machine, that is, the upgrade interface address by firmware to be upgraded as a virtual unit
The first virtual machine is transmitted to, the first virtual machine is able to access that firmware to be upgraded.First virtual machine passes through firmware upgrade instrument pair
Firmware to be upgraded is upgraded.
The firmware upgrade method of physical host disclosed in the present application, physical host open after firmware upgrade instruction is received
It is dynamic to run on the first virtual machine of itself, and virtualization process is carried out to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded, by the void of generation
Intend firmware upgrade interface and be transferred to the first virtual machine as a virtual unit, firmware upgrade instrument pair is passed through by the first virtual machine
Firmware to be upgraded is upgraded, so as to fulfill the interior upgrading of band to firmware in physical host.
Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the firmware upgrade method of another physical host disclosed in the present application.The firmware
Upgrade method is applied to physical host, including：
Step S201：Firmware upgrade instruction is responded, starts the first virtual machine.
Wherein, firmware upgrade instruction carries the mark of firmware to be upgraded, and the first virtual machine runs on the physical host,
And the first virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument.
Step S202：Firmware to be upgraded is determined according to firmware upgrade instruction.
Step S203：Virtualization process is carried out to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded, it will by passthrough modes
Virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to the first virtual machine, by the first virtual machine by firmware upgrade instrument to firmware to be upgraded into
Row upgrading.
After physical host carries out virtualization process to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded, pass through passthrough modes
Virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to the first virtual machine by (direct transfer mode), is treated by the first virtual machine by firmware upgrade instrument
The firmware of upgrading is upgraded.
In addition, during the first virtual machine upgrades firmware by firmware upgrade instrument, transmission data can also
Using passthrough modes.
Fig. 3 shows the system architecture of physical host, including hardware layer, virtual machine monitoring unit VMM and by VMM controls
At least one virtual machine, is specially VM1, VM2 and VM3 in Fig. 3, and wherein VM1 is to be provided with firmware upgrade instrument in the application
First virtual machine, hardware layer are provided with multiple hardware and firmware.
In the firmware upgrade method of the application physical host shown in Fig. 2, virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to
During upgrading during one virtual machine and by firmware upgrade instrument to firmware, using passthrough modes, make
It obtains data to transmit through VMM so that the process of data transmission is quicker, so as to be rapidly completed to the interior upgrading of the band of firmware.
In the firmware upgrade method of the application physical host disclosed above, following steps can also be set：It completes
After firmware upgrade, the first virtual machine is removed.
That is, after the firmware in physical host completes upgrading, physical host removes the first virtual machine, that is, closes first
Virtual machine, so as to save more hardware resources, the hardware resource of saving can distribute to other virtual machines.
Optionally, in the firmware upgrade method of physical host disclosed above, physical host can also be virtual to first
Machine transfers firmware upgrade package informatin, which includes at least the version information of firmware upgrade bag.Correspondingly, first
During virtual machine upgrades firmware to be upgraded by firmware upgrade instrument, the firmware upgrade bag of the version is obtained,
So as to by the firmware upgrade to corresponding version.
Optionally, physical host includes the version letter of firmware upgrade bag to the firmware upgrade package informatin that the first virtual machine transfers
The download address of breath and the version firmware upgrade bag.Correspondingly, the first virtual machine by firmware upgrade instrument to be upgraded
During firmware is upgraded, the firmware upgrade bag of the version is obtained based on the download address, thus by the firmware upgrade extremely
Corresponding version, and the problem of obtaining malice firmware upgrade bag can be avoided the occurrence of.
Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the firmware upgrade method of another physical host disclosed in the present application.
The firmware upgrade method is applied to virtual machine, which runs on a physical host, and the virtual machine is set
There is firmware upgrade instrument.The firmware upgrade method includes：
Step S401：Receive the virtual firmware upgrade interface that physical host transfers.
Wherein, which is instructed the upgrading to firmware to be upgraded by physical host response firmware upgrade
Interface carries out virtualization process generation.The driving of the built-in identification virtual firmware upgrade interface of virtual machine.
As a kind of embodiment, virtual machine is started after physical host receives firmware upgrade instruction by physical host.
Step S402：Firmware to be upgraded in physical host is upgraded by firmware upgrade instrument.
After virtual machine receives virtual firmware upgrade interface, using built-in firmware upgrade instrument to waiting to rise in physical host
The firmware of grade is upgraded.
The firmware upgrade method of physical host disclosed in the present application, virtual machine built-in firmware upgrading tool, the virtual machine exist
After the virtual firmware upgrade interface for receiving physical host transmission, by built-in firmware upgrade instrument to waiting to rise in physical host
The firmware of grade is upgraded, and completes the interior upgrading of band of firmware in physical host.
Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the firmware upgrade method of another physical host disclosed in the present application.
The firmware upgrade method is applied to virtual machine, which runs on a physical host, and the virtual machine is set
There is firmware upgrade instrument.The firmware upgrade method includes：
Step S501：Receive the virtual firmware upgrade interface that physical host transfers.
Wherein, which is instructed the upgrading to firmware to be upgraded by physical host response firmware upgrade
Interface carries out virtualization process generation.The driving of the built-in identification virtual firmware upgrade interface of virtual machine.
Step S501：Obtain the firmware upgrade bag of firmware to be upgraded.
As a kind of embodiment, virtual machine obtains consolidating for the latest edition of firmware to be upgraded from local storage medium
Part upgrade package or obtained by network firmware to be upgraded latest edition firmware upgrade bag.
As another embodiment, physical host further transfers firmware upgrade package informatin, the firmware liter to virtual machine
Grade package informatin includes at least the version information of firmware upgrade bag.The firmware upgrade package informatin that virtual machine is transferred based on physical host,
The firmware upgrade bag of the version is obtained from local storage medium or the firmware upgrade bag of the version is obtained by network.
As another embodiment, physical host further transfers firmware upgrade package informatin, the firmware liter to virtual machine
Grade package informatin includes at least the version information of firmware upgrade bag and the download address of the version firmware upgrade bag.Virtual machine is based on
The download address that physical host transfers obtains the firmware upgrade bag of the version.Based on the embodiment, virtual machine is in physical host
The download address specified obtains the firmware upgrade bag of indicated release, can avoid the occurrence of the problem of obtaining malice firmware upgrade bag.
Step S501：Firmware to be upgraded is upgraded using the firmware upgrade bag by firmware upgrade instrument.
After virtual machine obtains the firmware upgrade bag of firmware to be upgraded, which is used by built-in firmware upgrade instrument
Grade bag upgrades firmware to be upgraded in physical host.
The firmware upgrade method of physical host shown in the application Fig. 5, virtual machine built-in firmware upgrading tool, the virtual machine
After the virtual firmware upgrade interface of physical host transmission is received, the firmware upgrade bag of firmware to be upgraded is obtained, by firmware
Upgrading tool upgrades firmware to be upgraded in physical host using firmware upgrade bag, completes the band of firmware in physical host
Interior upgrading.
A kind of physical host is also disclosed in the application, structure as shown in fig. 6, including processor 100 and memory 200,
Operation has at least one virtual machine on the physical host.
Processor 100 is used for：Firmware upgrade instruction is responded, starts the first virtual machine, which runs on physics
Host, and the first virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument, and firmware upgrade instructs the mark for carrying firmware to be upgraded；Root
Firmware to be upgraded is determined according to firmware upgrade instruction；Virtualization process is carried out to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded, it will be virtual
Firmware upgrade interface is transferred to the first virtual machine, and firmware to be upgraded is risen by firmware upgrade instrument by the first virtual machine
Grade.
Physical host operation disclosed in the present application has at least one virtual machine, wherein the first virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade
Instrument, physical host start the first virtual machine after firmware upgrade instruction is received, and to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded
Virtualization process is carried out, the first virtual machine is transferred to using the virtual firmware upgrade interface of generation as a virtual unit, by the
One virtual machine upgrades firmware to be upgraded by firmware upgrade instrument, so as to fulfill in the band to firmware in physical host
Upgrading.
Optionally, processor 100 is specifically used in terms of virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to the first virtual machine：
Virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to the first virtual machine by processor 100 by the passthrough modes that direct transfer.
In addition, during the first virtual machine upgrades firmware by firmware upgrade instrument, transmission data can also
Using passthrough modes.
Optionally, processor 100 is additionally operable to：After firmware upgrade is completed, the first virtual machine is removed.
That is, after the firmware in physical host completes upgrading, physical host removes the first virtual machine, that is, closes first
Virtual machine, so as to save more hardware resources, the hardware resource of saving can distribute to other virtual machines.
A kind of virtual machine is also disclosed in the application, which runs on a physical host, and the virtual machine is provided with admittedly
Part upgrading tool, virtual machine include virtual processor.
Virtual processor is used for：Receive physical host transfer virtual firmware upgrade interface, virtual firmware upgrade interface by
Physical host response firmware upgrade instruction carries out virtualization process generation to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded；Pass through firmware liter
Grade instrument upgrades firmware to be upgraded.
Virtual machine disclosed in the present application runs on a physical host, and the virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument, empty
Plan machine is after the virtual firmware upgrade interface of physical host transmission is received, by built-in firmware upgrade instrument to physical host
In firmware to be upgraded upgraded, complete the interior upgrading of band of firmware in physical host.
Optionally, virtual processor is used in terms of being upgraded by firmware upgrade instrument to firmware to be upgraded：
Obtain the firmware upgrade bag of firmware to be upgraded；Firmware to be upgraded is risen using firmware upgrade bag by firmware upgrade instrument
Grade.
As a kind of embodiment, virtual processor obtains the latest edition of firmware to be upgraded from local storage medium
Firmware upgrade bag or obtained by network firmware to be upgraded latest edition firmware upgrade bag.
As another embodiment, physical host further transfers firmware upgrade package informatin, the firmware liter to virtual machine
Grade package informatin includes at least the version information of firmware upgrade bag.The firmware upgrade bag letter that virtual processor is transferred based on physical host
Breath, the firmware upgrade bag of the version is obtained from local storage medium or the firmware upgrade bag of the version is obtained by network.
As another embodiment, physical host further transfers firmware upgrade package informatin, the firmware liter to virtual machine
Grade package informatin includes at least the version information of firmware upgrade bag and the download address of the version firmware upgrade bag.Virtual processor
Based on the download address that physical host transfers, the firmware upgrade bag of the version is obtained.Based on the embodiment, virtual machine is in physics
The download address that host is specified obtains the firmware upgrade bag of indicated release, can avoid the occurrence of and obtain asking for malice firmware upgrade bag
Topic.
Finally, it is to be noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second and the like be used merely to by
One entity or operation are distinguished with another entity or operation, without necessarily requiring or implying these entities or operation
Between there are any actual relationship or orders.Moreover, term " comprising ", "comprising" or its any other variant meaning
Covering non-exclusive inclusion, so that process, method, article or equipment including a series of elements not only include that
A little elements, but also including other elements that are not explicitly listed or further include for this process, method, article or
The intrinsic element of equipment.In the absence of more restrictions, the element limited by sentence "including a ...", is not arranged
Except also there are other identical elements in the process, method, article or apparatus that includes the element.
Each embodiment is described by the way of progressive in this specification, the highlights of each of the examples are with other
The difference of embodiment, just to refer each other for identical similar portion between each embodiment.For physics disclosed in embodiment
For host and virtual machine, since it is corresponded to the methods disclosed in the examples, so description is fairly simple, related part ginseng
See method part illustration.
The foregoing description of the disclosed embodiments enables professional and technical personnel in the field to realize or using the application.
A variety of modifications of these embodiments will be apparent for those skilled in the art, it is as defined herein
General Principle can in other embodiments be realized in the case where not departing from spirit herein or scope.Therefore, the application
The embodiments shown herein is not intended to be limited to, and is to fit to and the principles and novel features disclosed herein phase one
The most wide scope caused.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of firmware upgrade method of physical host, which is characterized in that the firmware upgrade method is applied to the physics master
Machine, the firmware upgrade method include：
Firmware upgrade instruction is responded, starts the first virtual machine, first virtual machine runs on the physical host, and described
First virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument, and the firmware upgrade instruction carries the mark of firmware to be upgraded；
Firmware to be upgraded is determined according to firmware upgrade instruction；
Virtualization process is carried out to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded, it is empty that virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to described first
Plan machine upgrades the firmware to be upgraded by the firmware upgrade instrument by first virtual machine.
2. firmware upgrade method according to claim 1, which is characterized in that described to be transferred to virtual firmware upgrade interface
First virtual machine, including：
The virtual firmware upgrade interface is transferred to by first virtual machine by the passthrough modes that direct transfer.
3. firmware upgrade method according to claim 1 or 2, which is characterized in that further include：After firmware upgrade is completed,
Remove first virtual machine.
4. a kind of firmware upgrade method of physical host, which is characterized in that the firmware upgrade method is applied to virtual machine, described
Virtual machine runs on a physical host, and the virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument, and the firmware upgrade method includes：
The virtual firmware upgrade interface that the physical host transfers is received, the virtual firmware upgrade interface is by the physical host
It responds firmware upgrade instruction and virtualization process generation is carried out to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded；
The firmware to be upgraded is upgraded by the firmware upgrade instrument.
5. firmware upgrade method according to claim 4, which is characterized in that it is described by the firmware upgrade instrument to institute
Firmware to be upgraded is stated to be upgraded, including：
Obtain the firmware upgrade bag of the firmware to be upgraded；
The firmware to be upgraded is upgraded using the firmware upgrade bag by the firmware upgrade instrument.
6. a kind of physical host, which is characterized in that the physical host includes processor and memory, is transported on the physical host
Row has at least one virtual machine；
The processor is used for：Firmware upgrade instruction is responded, starts the first virtual machine, first virtual machine runs on the object
Host is managed, and first virtual machine is provided with firmware upgrade instrument, and the firmware upgrade instruction carries to be upgraded consolidate
The mark of part；Firmware to be upgraded is determined according to firmware upgrade instruction；The upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded is carried out empty
Planization processing, is transferred to first virtual machine by virtual firmware upgrade interface, passes through the firmware by first virtual machine
Upgrading tool upgrades the firmware to be upgraded.
7. physical host according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the processor connects by virtual firmware upgrading
Oral instructions are handed to the aspect of first virtual machine, are specifically used for：Mode is direct transferred by the virtual firmware liter by passthrough
Grade interface is transferred to first virtual machine.
8. the physical host according to claim 6 or 7, which is characterized in that the processor is additionally operable to：Complete firmware liter
After grade, first virtual machine is removed.
9. a kind of virtual machine, which is characterized in that the virtual machine runs on a physical host, and the virtual machine is provided with firmware liter
Grade instrument, the virtual machine include virtual processor；
The virtual processor is used for：Receive the virtual firmware upgrade interface that the physical host transfers, the virtual firmware liter
Grade interface carries out virtualization process production by physical host response firmware upgrade instruction to the upgrade interface of firmware to be upgraded
It is raw；The firmware to be upgraded is upgraded by firmware upgrade instrument.
10. virtual machine according to claim 9, which is characterized in that the virtual processor is passing through firmware upgrade instrument
To the aspect that the firmware to be upgraded is upgraded, it is used for：Obtain the firmware upgrade bag of the firmware to be upgraded；By described
Firmware upgrade instrument upgrades the firmware to be upgraded using the firmware upgrade bag.
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