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Virtual machine monitoring using shared memory

US7552153B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Jan Dostert · Schallstadt, DE
Christian Fleischer · Mannheim, DE
Frank Kilian · Mannheim, DE
Randolf Werner · Wiesloch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2004
Grant date	Jun 23, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99957
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method to monitor a virtual machine VM. The VM executes one or more applications. During executing of the one or more applications, local objects are created and stored within an internal heap maintained by the VM. Status data of the internal heap is published to monitoring memory external to the VM.

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