Trusted relationships in multiple organization support in a networked system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9241002-B2
Application number	US-26835608-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2008
Priority date	Nov 10, 2008
Publication date	Jan 19, 2016
Grant date	Jan 19, 2016

Abstract

Some embodiments of supporting trusted relationships between multiple organizations in a networked system have been presented. In one embodiment, a centralized server manages a networked system, which includes the centralized server and a set of computing machines coupled to each other within an internal network of a customer. The centralized server may segregate data and encapsulating resources within the networked system by a set of organizations created by the customer. Furthermore, a trusted relationship defined by a system administrator of the centralized server may be applied to a first one and a second one of the set of organizations.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
encapsulating, by a processing device, a plurality of computing machines within a networked system of a single entity into a plurality of organizations;
establishing, by the processing device, a trusted relationship definition between a first organization and a second organization of the plurality of organizations of the single entity, wherein the trusted relationship definition enables sharing of a custom channel of a plurality of channels each comprising a collection of logically grouped software packages received from a different entity than the single entity and migrating of a system between the first organization and the second organization;
receiving, by the processing device from the first organization of the single entity, an instruction identifying at least one of a selected custom channel created by the first organization, the selected custom channel comprising a first collection of logically grouped software packages selected by the first organization to share between the first organization and the second organization or a system to migrate between the first organization and the second organization; and
applying, by the processing device, the trusted relationship definition to allow the first organization to perform at least one of sharing the selected custom channel comprising the first collection of logically grouped software packages with the second organization or migrating the system to the second organization.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by the processing device, a first graphical user interface (GUI) to allow a system administrator to create the plurality of organizations within the networked system and to define the trusted relationship definition.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by the processing device, a second GUI to allow the organization administrator of the first organization to identify at least one of the selected custom channel to share with the second organization or the system to migrate to the second organization.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
generating, by the processing device, a third GUI to allow a second organization administrator of the second organization to identify a channel to share with the first organization.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trusted relationship definition is applicable to content sharing between the first organization and the second organization to allow access to each other's one or more channels as defined in the trusted relationship definition.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user is a company and the plurality of organizations comprise a plurality of departments of the company.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
allowing the first organization to access a set of one or more public channels of the second organization; and
allowing the first organization to access a set of one or more protected channels of the second organization in response to the second organization granting access to the first organization.

8. A system comprising:
a memory to store a trusted relationship definition; and
a processing device operatively coupled to the memory, the processing device to:
encapsulate a plurality of computing machines within a networked system of a single entity into a plurality of organizations,
establish the trusted relationship definition between a first organization and a second organization of the plurality of organizations of the single entity, wherein the trusted relationship definition enables sharing of a custom channel of a plurality of channels each comprising a collection of logically grouped software packages received from a different entity than the single entity and migrating of a system between the first organization and the second organization,
receive an instruction from an organization administrator of the first organization of the single entity identifying at least one of a selected channel created by the first organization, the selected custom channel comprising a first collection of logically grouped software packages selected by the first organization to share between the first organization and the second organization or a system to migrate between the first organization and the second organization, and
apply the trusted relationship definition to allow the first organization to perform at least one of sharing the selected custom channel comprising the first collection of logically grouped software packages with the second organization or migrating the system to the second organization.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:
a graphical user interface (GUI) module executable by the processing device to generate a first GUI to allow the system administrator to create the plurality of organizations within the networked system and to define the trusted relationship definition.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:
a graphical user interface (GUI) module executable by the processing device to generate a second GUI to allow the organization administrator of the first organization to identify at least one of the selected custom channel to share with the second organization or the system to migrate to the second organization.

11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:
a graphical user interface (GUI) module executable by the processing device to generate a third GUI to allow a second organization administrator of the second organization to identify a channel to share with the first organization.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the trusted relationship definition is applicable to content sharing between the first organization and the second organization to allow access to each other's one or more channels as defined in the trusted relationship definition.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user is a company and the plurality of organizations comprise a plurality of departments of the company.

14. The system of claim 8 , the processing device to allow the first organization to access a set of one or more public channels of the second organization, and allow the first organization to access a set of one or more protected channels of the second organization in response to the second organization granting access to the first organization.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
encapsulating, by the processing device, a plurality of computing machines within a networked system of a single entity into a plurality of organizations created by a user;
establishing, by the processing device, a trusted relationship definition between a first organization and a second organization of the plurality of organizations of the single entity, wherein the trusted relationship definition enables sharing of a custom channel of a plurality of channels each comprising a collection of logically grouped software packages received from a different entity than the single entity and migrating of a system between the first organization and the second organization;
receiving, by the processing device from the first organization of the single entity, an instruction identifying at least one of a selected custom channel created by the first organization, the selected custom channel comprising a first collection of logically grouped software packages selected by the first organization to share between the first organization and the second organization or a system to migrate between the first organization and the second organization; and
apply, by the processing device,

Assignees

• Hughes Shannon Ray
• Rodriguez Jesus M
• Kilambi Pradeep
• Ortel Jeffrey R
• Duffy Maureen E
• Red Hat Inc

Inventors

• Hughes Shannon Ray
• Rodriguez Jesus M
• Kilambi Pradeep
• Ortel Jeffrey R
• Duffy Maureen E

Classifications

• H04L63/0281

  Proxies · CPC title

• H04L63/104 Primary

  Grouping of entities · CPC title

• H04L63/0272

  Virtual private networks · CPC title