Manageable external wake of virtual machines
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a networking packet by a processor of a computer system while a virtual machine that is hosted by the computer system is asleep; and
determining, by the processor, whether to wake the virtual machine in view of a parameter of the networking packet, wherein the parameter comprises a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) sequence number in the networking packet.
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Abstract
A processor of a computing system receives a message while a virtual machine that is hosted by the computer system is asleep. The processor determines whether to wake the virtual machine in view of a parameter of the message.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a networking packet by a processor of a computer system while a virtual machine that is hosted by the computer system is asleep; and determining, by the processor, whether to wake the virtual machine in view of a parameter of the networking packet, wherein the parameter comprises a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) sequence number in the networking packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein that, when executed by a processor of a computer system, cause the processor to:
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receive a message while a virtual machine that is hosted by the computer system is asleep, wherein the message is a networking packet; and determine, by the processor, whether to wake the virtual machine in view of a parameter of the message, wherein the parameter comprises a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) sequence number in the networking packet. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a processor of a computer system operatively coupled to the memory, the processor to; receive a networking packet while a virtual machine that is hosted by the computer system is asleep; and determine whether to wake the virtual machine in view of a parameter of the networking packet, wherein the parameter comprises a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) sequence number in the networking packet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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