Updation of Disk Images to Facilitate Virtualized Workspaces in a Virtual Computing Environment

• US 20100042796A1
• Filed: 10/23/2009
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Virtual Computer Incorporated (Cloud Software Group)
• Original Assignee: Virtual Computer Incorporated (Cloud Software Group)
• Inventors: Vasilevsky, Alex David, Goetz, Thomas Carl, McCall, Daniel Robert, Lane, Douglas Copeland, Nieuwejaar, Nils Atticus
• Application Number:
  US12/604,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20100042796A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/162
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45533 Hypervisors; Virtual machine monitors

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and systems for updating one or more virtualized workspaces. The one or more virtualized workspaces may be facilitated by cloning a master root disk image, and then applying temporary personalization to the master root disk image clone. The master root image clone may then be published to one or more of the users by omitting one or more portions of the personalization. Furthermore, re-personalization of a user'"'"'s copy of the published master root disk image clone may be provided for use on the local computer of the user; re-personalization of a user'"'"'s copy may be based at least in part on the clone.

Claims

1. A method for updating a plurality of virtualized workspaces, comprising:

cloning a master root disk image;

applying temporary personalization to the master root disk image clone;

publishing the master root image clone to a plurality of users, wherein publishing omits at least a portion of the personalization; and

based at least in part on the clone, re-personalizing a user'"'"'s copy of the published master root disk image clone for use on the user'"'"'s local computer.