SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A VIRTUAL MACHINE

• US 20070234302A1
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smartdeploy LLC
• Original Assignee: Prowess Consulting, LLC
• Inventors: Suzuki, Aaron T., Jeppesen, David Noyes, Johnson, Mathan Stanley, Gillette, Jonathan
• Granted Patent: US 9,547,485 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/126
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/113 Details of archiving lifecycle management in storage systems G06F3/0649; backup systems G06F11/1446
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/188 Virtual file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45562 Creating, deleting, cloning virtual machine instances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/4557 Distribution of virtual machine instances; Migration and load balancing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45575 Starting, stopping, suspending or resuming virtual machine instances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/50 Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5077 Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455

Abstract

A system and method may include identifying a virtual machine setting associated with a virtual machine, obtaining system specification information associated with a computer, and generating validation information based on the system specification information and the virtual machine setting. The system and method may further include determining whether to deploy the virtual machine to the computer based on the validation information.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a virtual machine setting associated with a virtual machine;

obtaining system specification information associated with a computer;

generating validation information based on the system specification information and the virtual machine setting; and

determining whether to deploy the virtual machine to the computer based on the validation information.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

copying a virtual machine archive to the computer from a storage media; and

extracting a virtual machine file from the virtual machine archive.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein extracting comprises decompressing the virtual machine archive.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein extracting comprises decrypting the virtual machine archive.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

configuring a virtualization module based on the virtual machine file.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

instructing the virtualization module to add the virtual machine.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

activating the virtual machine.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

generating a user interface associated with the virtual machine.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

closing the virtual machine.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

deleting the virtual machine from the computer.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a virtual machine update;

generating a second virtual machine based on the virtual machine update and the virtual machine.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user input identifying a network storage location of the virtual machine archive.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine setting identifies a minimum processor speed.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine setting identifies a minimum system memory.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine setting identifies a peripheral device.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine setting identifies a security setting.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine setting identifies a virtualization module.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine setting identifies a network device.

19. A computer program stored on a computer-readable tangible media, the computer program comprising:

code to identify a virtual machine setting associated with a virtual machine;

code to obtain system specification information associated with a computer;

code to generate validation information based on the system specification information and the virtual machine setting; and

code to determine whether to deploy the virtual machine to the computer based on the validation information.

20. A system comprising:

means for identifying a virtual machine setting associated with a virtual machine;

means for obtaining system specification information associated with a computer;

means for generating validation information based on the system specification information and the virtual machine setting; and

means for determining whether to deploy the virtual machine to the computer based on the validation information.

21. A system comprising:

a virtual machine deployment application module to receive a virtual machine setting associated with a virtual machine;

a specification module to obtain system specification information associated with a computer;

a validation module to generate validation information based on the system specification information and the virtual machine setting, and to determine whether to deploy the virtual machine to the computer based on the validation information.