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Management of Software and Operating System Updates Required for the Process of Creating A Virtual Machine Facsimile Of An Existing Physical Or Virtual Machine

  • US 20090100418A1
  • Filed: 10/12/2007
  • Published: 04/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for creating a virtual facsimile of a source machine, the method comprising:

  • examining the source machine to ascertain a set of software characteristics associated with the source machine, wherein the set of software characteristics includes an identity of a software component installed on the source machine;

    determining an installed version of the software component, wherein the installed version of the software component is currently installed on the source machine;

    determining, from an update server, whether the installed version of the software component is a most current version of the software component; and

    forming an image of the source machine that includes the most current version of the software component.

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