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First Claim
1. A method of deploying at least one virtual appliance to a deployment site of a multi-tier computer system comprising:
- reading a deployment configuration file to identify at least one virtual appliance to deploy;
retrieving the identified at least one virtual appliance from at least two locations, the at least two locations containing at least one file at each location, the at least one file at each location containing a portion of the virtual appliance;
transferring the identified at least one virtual appliance to the computer system;
registering the at least one virtual appliance with a virtualization software of the computer system;
changing network settings of the virtualization software to match the deployment configuration file;
placing a copy of the deployment configuration file on the virtualization software; and
the virtualization software installing the identified at least one virtual appliance on the computer system.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and software are provided for deploying at least one virtual appliance to a deployment site of a multi-tier computer system. The method includes reading a deployment configuration file to identify at least one virtual appliance to deploy, transferring the identified at least one virtual appliance to the computer system, registering the at least one virtual appliance with a virtualization software of the computer system, changing the network settings of the virtualization software to match the deployment configuration file, placing a copy of the deployment configuration file on the virtualization software, and the virtualization software installing the identified at least one virtual appliance on the computer system.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of deploying at least one virtual appliance to a deployment site of a multi-tier computer system comprising:
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reading a deployment configuration file to identify at least one virtual appliance to deploy; retrieving the identified at least one virtual appliance from at least two locations, the at least two locations containing at least one file at each location, the at least one file at each location containing a portion of the virtual appliance; transferring the identified at least one virtual appliance to the computer system; registering the at least one virtual appliance with a virtualization software of the computer system; changing network settings of the virtualization software to match the deployment configuration file; placing a copy of the deployment configuration file on the virtualization software; and the virtualization software installing the identified at least one virtual appliance on the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for deploying at least one virtual appliance to a deployment site of a multi-tier computer system comprising:
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means for reading a deployment configuration file to identify the at least one virtual appliance to deploy; means for retrieving the identified at least one virtual appliance from at least two locations, the at least two locations containing at least one file at each location, the at least one file at each location containing a portion of the virtual appliance; means for transferring the identified at least one virtual appliance to the computer system; means for registering the at least one virtual appliance with a virtualization software of the computer system; means for changing the-network settings of the virtualization software to match the deployment configuration file; means for placing a copy of the deployment configuration file on the virtualization software; and means for the virtualization software installing the identified at least one virtual appliance on the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Software stored in a computer-readable medium for deploying at least one virtual appliance to a deployment site of a multi-tier computer system comprising:
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instructions for reading a deployment configuration file to identify the at least one virtual appliance to deploy; instruction for retrieving the identified at least one virtual appliance from at least two locations, the at least two locations containing at least one file at each location, the at least one file at each location containing a portion of the virtual appliance; instructions for transferring the identified at least one virtual appliance to the computer system; instructions for registering the at least one virtual appliance with a verbalization software of the computer system; instructions for changing the-network settings of the virtualization software to match the deployment configuration file, instructions for placing a copy of the deployment configuration file on the virtualization software; and instructions for the virtualization software to install the identified at least one virtual appliance on the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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