Patching systems and applications in a virtualized environment
US10983778B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/4557
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for updating an application executing on a virtual machine includes replicating the virtual machine to produce a replica, applying an update to the replica that is scheduled to be made to the virtual machine, in parallel with the applying, updating one of the virtual machine and the replica so that a state of the virtual machine matches a state of the replica, and continuing execution of the application on one of the virtual machine and the replica.
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