SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REMOTE MAINTENANCE OF MULTIPLE CLIENTS IN AN ELECTRONIC NETWORK USING VIRTUAL MACHINES

摘要

A system for performing remote maintenance an electronic network serving a plurality of clients may comprise a central server, a first client system hosting first virtual machine, and a receiver associated with the first client system. The central server may broadcast a list of updated software modules available for delivery to the plurality of client systems. The first client system may including a plurality of processing resources, each one of the plurality of processing resources having a respective set of processing instructions stored on an respective associated computer readable memory. The receiver may be operable to receive the list broadcast by the central server (124). The first virtual machine may be operable to determine whether to request any of the updated software modules on the received list based at least in part on the identity of the plurality of processing resources of the first client system (126). The receiver may be operable to receive any updated software module requested by the first virtual machine (130). The first virtual machine may be operable to install any updated software module delivered to the client system (132).