Patent ID: 8949565
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a hardware platform controller on hardware logic of a computing device separate from hardware logic that executes a host operating system (OS), a request to reserve a portion of storage on the computing device for a hidden partition, the request being received from a remote console over a secure out-of-band (OOB) communication channel, the secure OOB communication channel being hidden from the host operating system, reserving the portion of storage on the computing device for the hidden partition including: synchronizing data for the hidden partition including synchronizing data stored in the first portion of the first nonvolatile memory device with data stored in the second portion of the second nonvolatile memory device; providing the remote console with secure remote access to the hidden partition via the secure OOB communication channel, remote access including providing remote access to the hidden partition via the secure OOB communication channel in a low power state of the computing device; receiving a request for storage device details from a host system executing on the host processor hardware; and reporting to the host system executing on the host processor hardware, in response to the request for storage device details, storage space of the nonvolatile storage excluding the portion of the nonvolatile storage reserved for the hidden partition, the reported storage space being different from an amount reported prior to the provisioning.