Hypervisor selection for hosting a virtual machine image
US8799477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/4557
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for selecting a hypervisor for hosting a virtual machine (VM) image. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of selecting a hypervisor for hosting a VM image can include selecting an application for inclusion in a VM image, determining characteristics of the application and creating a VM image with the selected application. The method also can include identifying a hypervisor hosting a different VM image with an application having in common at least a portion of the determined characteristics. Finally, the method can include deploying the created VM image to the identified hypervisor. Of note, the deployment of the created VM image can be to an identified hypervisor in a node of a cloud computing cluster.
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