APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BROKERING CLOUD SERVICE USING THE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORTING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supporting configuration management of a virtual machine, comprising:
- an interface unit for receiving configuration management information and information of a virtual machine to which configuration management is to be applied;
a configuration management verification unit for verifying the received configuration management information, and combining the virtual machine information with configuration management information corresponding to the virtual machine; and
a configuration management distribution unit for distributing the configuration management information combined with the virtual machine information to a cloud in which the virtual machine is created.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for supporting automation of configuration management of a virtual machine applicable to a multi-cloud environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the apparatus includes an interface unit for receiving configuration management information or information of a virtual machine to which configuration management is to be applied. A configuration management verification unit verifies the received configuration management information, and combines the virtual machine information with configuration management information corresponding to the virtual machine. A configuration management distribution unit distributes the configuration management information combined with the virtual machine information to a cloud in which the virtual machine is created.
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1. An apparatus for supporting configuration management of a virtual machine, comprising:
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an interface unit for receiving configuration management information and information of a virtual machine to which configuration management is to be applied; a configuration management verification unit for verifying the received configuration management information, and combining the virtual machine information with configuration management information corresponding to the virtual machine; and a configuration management distribution unit for distributing the configuration management information combined with the virtual machine information to a cloud in which the virtual machine is created. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for brokering a cloud service, comprising:
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a cloud broker unit for receiving virtual machine specification and configuration management information from a user, creating a virtual machine in a cloud based on the received virtual machine specification, and transferring information of the created virtual machine or the received configuration management information to a configuration management unit; and the configuration management unit for verifying the configuration management information transferred from the cloud broker unit, combining the virtual machine information with the verified configuration management information, and transmitting combined information to a configuration management server. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for supporting configuration management of a virtual machine, comprising:
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receiving configuration management information and information of a virtual machine to which configuration management is to be applied; verifying the received configuration management information; combining the virtual machine information with configuration management information corresponding to the virtual machine; and distributing the configuration management information combined with the virtual machine information to a cloud in which the virtual machine is created. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for brokering a cloud service, the method being performed by an apparatus for brokering a cloud service, comprising:
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receiving virtual machine specification and configuration management information from a user; creating a virtual machine in a cloud based on the received virtual machine specification; verifying the received configuration management information; combining information of the virtual machine created in the cloud with the verified configuration management information; and distributing the configuration management information combined with the virtual machine information to a configuration management server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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