Insertion and invocation of virtual appliance agents through exception handling regions of virtual machines
US8225317B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/455
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for inserting an agent of a virtual appliance into a virtual machine. The method may include inserting, into an exception handler memory location of a virtual machine, one or more computer-executable instructions configured to facilitate transfer of control from the virtual machine to an agent-insertion module. The method may also include triggering an exception during execution of the virtual machine to cause the one or more computer-executable instructions in the exception handler memory location to be executed. The method may further include obtaining control from the virtual machine after the at least one computer-executable instruction executes. The method may include inserting the agent of the virtual appliance into the virtual machine. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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