Patent ID: 8522228
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of updating software on a dormant disk, said method comprising: mounting the dormant disk, the mounting includes establishing a logical connection from a server to a file system of the dormant disk through use of a virtual disk driver so as to expose files on the dormant disk to the server; using the server, accessing the exposed files; scanning said exposed files to determine the status of software residing on said dormant disk, said scanning achieved without requiring booting of said dormant disk by utilizing a file system interface of the file system to look up and mount a registry file of the dormant disk; determining whether an update is available and needed for said software residing on said dormant disk by comparing the status of scanned files with known vulnerabilities cached in a vulnerabilities database; and applying said update to said software residing on said dormant disk based on the determining without requiring booting of the dormant disk.