Method and system for automatic assignment and preservation of network configuration for a virtual machine
US9417900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45533
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure herein describes a system, which provides network configuration to a respective network adapter of a large number of cloned virtual machines. During operation, the system stores one or more network identifiers assignable to a network adapter of a cloned virtual machine in a pool of virtual machines cloned from a parent virtual machine. A respective network identifier corresponds to a respective network configuration. The system then determines whether a network identifier for a network adapter of a cloned virtual machine is available. If so, the system assigns the network identifier to the network adapter in response to the network identifier being available, thereby associating the network adapter with the corresponding network configuration.
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