Patent ID: 9203903
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for securely distributing boot volume datasets stored on a host computer system, the method comprising: storing, by the host computer system, a boot volume dataset on a data storage device controlled by the host computer system, wherein the boot volume dataset comprises system files required by a designated client system to load an operating system, wherein the designated client system is registered with the host computer system according to a set of credentials; receiving, by the host computer system, a first request from the designated client system, the first request comprising a request to mount the boot volume dataset as a data volume on the designated client system, wherein the receiving is performed prior to the designated client system loading an operating system; verifying, by the host computer system, the designated client system's authority to mount the requested boot volume dataset based on the set of credentials; mounting, by the host computer system, the boot volume dataset as the data volume, the dataset after mounting behaving as native to the client system; and processing, by the host computer system, a second request from the designated client system, the second request comprising an input/output (I/O) request associated with the mounted dataset.