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System and method for self-provisioning of virtual images

US8548919B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Yuan-Chang Lo · Austin, US
Clint H. O'Connor · Austin, US
David Konetski · Austin, US
Gary D. Huber · Austin, US
Neeraj Srivastava · Toronto, CA
Shree Dandekar · Cedar Park, US
Michael Haze · Round Rock, US
William A. Curtis · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 29, 2010
Grant date	Oct 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/63
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for automatically provisioning a virtual image on a target system. A service operating system comprising a virtual machine monitor and a personalization agent is installed on a target system. A set of digital assets entitlement data is provided along with an associated set of digital assets data contained in a virtual software image, which is then installed on the target system by the personalization agent.

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