Dynamic configuration of virtual appliances
US9703540B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4856
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solution is proposed for deploying a virtual appliance onto a data processing system. A corresponding method comprises instantiating the virtual appliance with a basic configuration onto the data processing system, determining a value of each one of to set of environmental features of a virtual data processing environment associated with the virtual appliance, and downloading a set of local software programs corresponding to the values of at least part of the environmental features onto the virtual appliance.
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