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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
John Yow-Chun Chang, Austin, TX (US);
Ching-Yun Chao, Austin, TX (US);
Patrick L. Davis, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Rohan Gandhi, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Yuhsuke Kaneyasu, Tokyo, JP;
Lewis Lo, Toronto, CA;
Ki H. Park, Cary, NC (US);
Ankit Patel, Austin, TX (US);
Kin Ueng, Austin, TX (US);
Iqbal M. Umair, Mississauga, CA;
Leonardo A. Uzcategui, Westminster, CO (US);
Barbara J. Vander Weele, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A new management node associated with a new rack sends at least a public key of the new management node to a first management node associated with a first rack and a plurality of autonomous management nodes. The first management node sends the new management node an access token trusted by at least a portion of the plurality of autonomous management nodes and a set of public keys corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of autonomous management nodes. The new management node can send its public key and the access token to at least a portion of the plurality of autonomous management nodes. In response, the new management node can establish a mutual trust relationship with at least a portion of the plurality of autonomous management nodes.