VIRTUAL SERVER CLONING

• US 20070258388A1
• Filed: 05/02/2007
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bose, Patrick Glen
• Granted Patent: US 8,176,153 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers

Abstract

In one embodiment, a system preparation application may be executed on a source storage device to prepare a reference system for image creation. The reference system may include at least one application for customization. The image of the prepared reference may be automatically deployed to a target storage device. The target storage device may be associated with a virtual server. Customization data may be written to the target storage device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

executing, on a source storage device that includes a reference system, a system preparation application to prepare the reference system for image creation, the reference system including at least one application for customization;

creating an image of the prepared reference system;

automatically deploying the image to a target storage device, the target storage device being associated with a virtual server; and

writing customization data to the target storage device.