System and method for pre-installing of virtual private server files
US7890605B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5007
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for managing Virtual Private Servers, including launching a plurality of active Virtual Private Servers (VPSs) in user space of a computing system; generating a plurality of inactive VPSs, wherein data related to the inactive VPS comprises a set of files and links stored in a dedicated container; upon request from a user for a VPS, activating one of the inactive VPSs using the dedicated container using data related to the inactive VPS that comprises a set of files and links stored in a dedicated container; and configuring the activated VPS based on user parameters. The configuring step can include configuring any of URL names, IP addresses, passwords, resource allocations, DNS names, hostnames, VPS administrative functions, and VPS user password. The generating step optionally runs as a background process, or at a time of low system load. The generating step can include generating a plurality of inactive VPSs of any of mail server, web server, database server, FTP server, and game server. The generating step can also setting up a disk partition for each inactive VPS, and copying files associated with each inactive VPS that is being pre-…
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