System and method for restoration of an execution environment from hibernation into a virtual or physical machine
US8166477B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45575
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for restoration of a real hardware server or a Virtual Machine server from hibernation. The method starts with running the execution environment on the hardware platform and suspending the execution environment and storing a state of the execution environment; then updating the stored state with drivers corresponding to a new hardware platform; then restoring an updated state on the computing system on the new hardware platform; then continuing operation of the execution environment on the new hardware platform. The state of execution environment includes operating memory state and nonvolatile storage stage.
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