Appeal 2007-0901
Application 10/063,402
INTRODUCTION
The claims are directed to isolating administrative access to managed
client systems via a data center. The data center is used to control remote
initiation of services in the managed client systems by an administrative
system. (Abstract.) Claim 5 is illustrative:
5. A method for autonomic administration isolation for a
secure remote management in a computer network, the method
comprising:
(a) isolating administrative access to a plurality of client
systems in a computer network via a data center; and
(b) utilizing the data center to control remote initiation of
services in the plurality of client systems by an administrator system,
the administrator system being a computer through which an
administrator manages at least one of the plurality of client systems,
wherein utilizing the data center further includes,
(b1) verifying authentication of the administrator system by the
data center;
(b2) receiving a service command from the authenticated
administrator system in the data center;
(b3) determining in the data center whether the authenticated
administrator system has authorization to perform the service
command in the at least one managed client system; and
(b4) issuing a trusted message from the data center to the at
least one managed client system when the authenticated administrator
system does have authorization to perform the service command.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
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