System and method for providing out-of-band software or firmware upgrades for a switching device

An information handling system is provided. The information handling system includes at least one network switch that includes at least one processing unit, a memory coupled to the at least one processing unit, the memory storing at least one image including instructions controlling functions of the at least network switch, and a baseband management controller coupled to the memory and the at least one processing unit, the baseband management controller receiving and storing at least one upgraded image for writing to the memory to replace the at least one image. The baseband management controller receives the at least one upgraded image from a remote terminal, powers off the at least one processing unit, and writes the at least one upgraded image to the memory while the at least one processing unit is powered off.