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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2010
Franck Excoffier, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael P. Groover, Vail, AZ (US);
Xu Han, Lincoln, CA (US);
Andreas B. M. Koster, Vail, AZ (US);
Edward H. Lin, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mario Sweeney, Oregon City, OR (US);
Franck Excoffier, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael P. Groover, Vail, AZ (US);
Xu Han, Lincoln, CA (US);
Andreas B. M. Koster, Vail, AZ (US);
Edward H. Lin, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mario Sweeney, Oregon City, OR (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments for providing an update to at least one storage facility in a computing storage environment are provided. In one embodiment, a security verification is performed on the update via a certificate authentication mechanism to confirm a validity of the update. Subsequent to confirming the validity of the update, a safety verification on the update is performed to confirm a suitability of the update to the at least one storage facility. If the security and safety verifications are validated, the update is provided and installed in the at least one storage facility.