Methods and systems for creating and maintaining a library of virtual hard disks
US10282092B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0686
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for creating and maintaining a virtual library of virtual hard disks involve one or more processors partitioning resources on a physical host computer into at least one virtual machine having at least one virtual hard disk attached to the virtual machine and loading pre-selected custom content on the virtual hard disk. Thereafter, the virtual hard disk may be detached from the virtual machine and cataloged in a database together with control parameters limiting cloning of the detached virtual hard disk. At a later time, the cataloged virtual hard disk loaded with the pre-selected custom content may be attached from the database to the virtual machine on the physical host computer.
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