Systems and methods for identification and management of cloud-based virtual machines
US8341625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for identification and management of cloud-based virtual machines. A user requests the instantiation of a set of virtual machines from a cloud computing environment. A cloud management system requests the resources necessary to build the machines from a set of resource servers. After populating the set of virtual machines from the cloud, the cloud management system inserts a token ID into one of the virtual machines to designate that machine as a management instance. An image of that machine can be stored in the cloud management system to represent the configuration of the set of virtual machines, even when the cloud itself lacks permanent storage. When the user wishes to update the set of virtual machines, the cloud management system can insert another token ID into another virtual machine, reconfigure the software, processing, or other resources of that machine as a revised management instance.
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