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Provisioning customized virtual machines without rebooting

US10203978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateFeb 12, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2009/45591
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments provision and customize virtual machines (VMs), such as desktop VMs, without rebooting the desktop VMs. In response to a request to provision the VMs, a computing device creates a clone VM from a parent VM template identified in the request. One or more customization that prompt rebooting of the clone VM are applied to the clone VM. The computing device instantiates a plurality of child VMs from the customized clone VM. A child VM configuration is applied to at least one of the instantiated child VMs without provoking a reboot of those child VMs.

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