SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REMOTE MAINTENANCE OF MULTIPLE CLIENTS IN AN ELECTRONIC NETWORK USING VIRTUALIZATION AND ATTESTATION

摘要

A client (20) supported by remote maintenance in an electronic network configured to serve a plurality of clients may comprise a plurality of nodes (32), a first virtual machine (VM) (22a), a second virtual machine (22b, 22c), and a virtual machine manager (VMM) (24). The first VM may handle data associated with an external data center. The second VM may be associated with one of the plurality of nodes. The VMM may be configured to manage data transfer between the first VM and the second VM. The first VM may be configured to assess a state of the client system and identify a software update for installation on the one of the plurality of nodes (170). The software update may be configured to maintain identity between the data in the one of the plurality of nodes and the data center. The VMM may manage an attestation process prior to delivering or installing the software update on the client system using the first VM (172).