System and method for providing a mechanism to virtualize a perpetual, unique system identity on a partitioned computer system

A computing system using a persistent, unique identifier may be used to authenticate the system that ensures software and configurations of systems are properly licensed while permitting hardware components to be replaced. The persistent, unique system identifier may be coupled to serial numbers or...

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Hauptverfasser: SCHATZ STEVEN D, MARTSUN TATYANA, PARAGAS JESSICA A, SLIWA ROBERT J, LIERMANN ROBERT K, STELL JEFFERY A, HOFFMAN PHILLIP M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A computing system using a persistent, unique identifier may be used to authenticate the system that ensures software and configurations of systems are properly licensed while permitting hardware components to be replaced. The persistent, unique system identifier may be coupled to serial numbers or similar hardware identifiers of components within the computing system while permitting some of the hardware components to be deleted and changed. When components that are coupled to the persistent, unique identifier are removed or disabled, a predefined time period is provided to update the coupling of the persistent, unique identifier to alternate hardware component in the system.