Upgrade of an operating system of a virtual machine
US10169027B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, and associated computer system and computer program product. One or more processors of a computer system receive an upgrade request to upgrade a base operating system (OS) of a virtual machine (VM). In response to receiving the upgrade request, the one or more processors store metadata of the VM into a resource registry. The one or more processors load a new version of the base OS onto the VM. The one or more processors retrieve, from the resource registry, the stored metadata for configuring the VM.
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