In-place conversion of virtual machine state
US8949585B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention includes a method of making a bootable image for a computer, wherein the bootable image corresponds to a first virtual machine but is bootable on a target machine, the method comprising: (a) instantiating the first virtual machine within a virtualization system and executing computations thereof, the computations operating upon an encapsulation of virtual machine state for the instantiated virtual machine; and (b) introducing into the encapsulation, a boot loader that defines at least one transformation to be performed on the encapsulation to allow the target machine to boot from the virtual machine state.
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