METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POLICY BASED LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL SOFTWARE APPLIANCES
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1. A method for managing dynamic resources used by a virtual software appliance (VSA), comprising:
- representing characteristics of a virtual software appliance employed in a distributed environment;
representing policies that affect the VSA in the distributed environment; and
transitioning a state of the VSA based on the policies such that the state is determined by local and global attribute matching in accordance with the policies.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing dynamically allocated resources assigned to a service includes providing a service to be used by a plurality of sites in a federation. Usage information associated with the service is communicated to each of the plurality of sites. A disposition of the service is determined based on local policies and the usage information received from other sites by a service owner. The disposition of the service is updated across a plurality of sites in accordance with messages sent by the service owner to reduce resource usage.
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1. A method for managing dynamic resources used by a virtual software appliance (VSA), comprising:
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representing characteristics of a virtual software appliance employed in a distributed environment; representing policies that affect the VSA in the distributed environment; and transitioning a state of the VSA based on the policies such that the state is determined by local and global attribute matching in accordance with the policies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable storage medium comprising a computer readable program for managing dynamic resources used by a virtual software appliance (VSA), wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:
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representing characteristics of a virtual software appliance employed in a distributed environment; representing policies that affect the VSA in the distributed environment; and transitioning a state of the VSA based on the policies such that the state is determined by local and global attribute matching in accordance with the policies. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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