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SOFTWARE TOOL AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A VIRTUAL APPLIANCE

  • US 20120260249A1
  • Filed: 04/11/2011
  • Published: 10/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • at least one processor;

    a memory coupled to the at least one processor;

    a virtual appliance residing in the memory, the virtual appliance comprising a plurality of configuration units that each includes functional information and virtualization information for a computer program;

    a workload executed by the at least one processor corresponding to the virtual appliance; and

    a virtual appliance update mechanism residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the virtual appliance update mechanism monitoring a change to the workload, determining a corresponding change to the plurality of configuration units in the virtual appliance, and automatically making the corresponding change to the plurality of configuration units in the virtual appliance.

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