Entitlement system and method for resources in a multi-computer system controlled by a single instance

摘要

An entitlement system and method are provided. The entitlement system comprises at least two computing devices 142,144, and a management controller 140, which each comprising a trusted platform module 108,116,126. The trusted platform modules each comprise a non­volatile storage 104,132,134 for storing entitlement records. A management unit 114,124 of each computing device comprises configuration means 118,128 to enable and disable computing resources 120,130 of the respective computing device based on entitlement records. The management controller 140 receives ensemble entitlement records 104 in a first encrypted form and distributes sub-entitlement records 132,134 in a second encrypted form to the management units 114,124 of the computing devices. The resources 120,130 of the computing devices are enabled and disabled based on the sub-entitlement records 132,134, thus providing a dynamic configuration change of the computing devices.