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Semantically rich composable software image bundles

US9280335B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Asaf Adi · Kiryat Ata, IL
William C. Arnold · Mahopac, US
Daniel C. Berg · Wilton, US
Tamar Eilam · New York, US
Dinakaran Joseph · Apex, US
Michael H. Kalantar · Millwood, US
Alexander Kofman · Haifa, IL
Alexander V. Konstantinou · Campion Road, US
Tova Roth · Woodmere, US
Edward C. Snible · New York, US
Harm Sluiman · Scarborough, CA
Ruth E. Willenborg · Apex, US
Matt R. Hogstrom · Raleigh, US
Jose I. Ortiz · Raleigh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2010
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

A composable software bundle is created by retrieving a semantic representation of a set of software modules. A functional representation of a set of operations is retrieved. Each operation in the set of operations is to be performed on the set of software modules during at least one virtual image life-cycle phase in a set of virtual image life-cycle phases. A set of artifacts including a set of executable instructions associated with the set of operations is identified. The semantic representation, the functional representation, and the set of artifacts, are stored in a composable software bundle.

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