| CPC G06F 21/305 (2013.01) [G06F 9/4416 (2013.01); G06F 21/445 (2013.01); G06F 21/606 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A computer-implementable method for performing a connectivity management operation, comprising:
providing a data center asset with a connectivity management system client module;
setting the data center asset to a disable until claimed status;
providing the data center asset with proof of possession information, the proof of possession information consisting of a private key corresponding to an associated certificate, the proof of possession information indicating whether or not the connectivity management system client module possesses the private key corresponding to the associated certificate;
deploying the data center asset to a data center operating environment;
establishing a connection between the connectivity management system client module and a connectivity management system of a data center monitoring and management console, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator and a connectivity management system service, the connectivity management system aggregator being implemented in combination with the connectivity system client module to provide a split proxy, the split proxy allowing the data center asset to securely communicate with the data center monitoring and management console;
exchanging the proof of possession information between the connectivity management system client module and the connectivity management system service of the connectivity management system;
establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client module and the connectivity management system aggregator based upon the proof of possession information; and,
exchanging information between the connectivity management system client module and the data center monitoring and management console via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client module and the connectivity management system aggregator;
setting the data center asset to a claimed status based upon the information exchanged between the connectivity management system client module and the connectivity management system, the claimed status indicating the connectivity management system client module is authenticated and has been bound to an account associated with a user, the setting the data center asset to the claimed status from the disable until claimed status ensuring that the data center asset has not been tampered with while in transit.
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