Virtual machine usage data collection using securely loaded virtual firmware
US9471367B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45591
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for collecting usage data includes running, by a computer processor, virtual firmware at least partially in a virtual hardware layer of a virtual machine. Usage data describing the virtual machine is received, at the virtual firmware and from a kernel subsystem of the virtual machine. The usage data is transmitted from the virtual firmware to a collector on a host machine that hosts the virtual machine.
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