Software stack building using logically protected region of computer-readable medium

摘要

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for software stack building using a logically protected region of a computer-readable medium are described. An image of a software stack may be stored in a computer-readable medium. A computer, coupled to the computer-readable medium, may build an executable software stack on the same computer-readable medium from the image. The image may be stored in a logically-protected region of the computer-readable medium. After the storing and prior to the building, data stored on the computer-readable medium outside of the logically-protected region may be erased.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
migrating from a reference machine to a destination machine that has no executable software stack for normal operation via an electronic network an image of a software stack generated at the reference machine; installing the image of a software stack in a logically protected first portion of a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the destination machine; erasing the first portion of the non-transitory computer-readable medium outside of the logically-protected region, wherein the erasing is performed after the installing the image of a software stack in the logically protected region of a non-transitory computer-readable medium; installing computer-executable instructions in the logically protected first portion of the non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the destination machine; installing a memory-resident operating system in the logically protected first portion of the non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the destination machine; executing, by a computer of the destination machine coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the instructions to perform the following:
erasing a non-protected second portion of the non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the destination machine; andbuilding from the image an executable software stack in the non-protected second portion of the non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the destination machine form the image in the logically protected first portion of the non-transitory computer readable medium.