Processing virtual machine objects through multistep workflows
US9430284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/805
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques to process virtual machine objects through multistep workflows in a computer system are described. In an example, a method of processing virtual machine objects through a workflow having a plurality of ordered steps in a computer system includes executing the workflow on computing resources of the computer system using the virtual machine objects as parametric input, where the computing resources: divide the virtual machine objects into workgroups; perform instances of a step of the workflow in parallel on the workgroups as the workgroups complete a prior step in the workflow; and execute an agent to delegate the workgroups to, and receive results from, the instances of the step as the workflow is executed.
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