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System and method for adapting virtual machine configurations for hosting across different hosting systems

  • US 8,418,176 B1
  • Filed: 04/09/2009
  • Issued: 04/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. For a server hosting environment comprising a plurality of nodes, each node for using one or more hypervisors in order to host a plurality of configurations of a plurality of computer systems, a method comprising:

  • receiving a first configuration of a particular computer system, wherein said first configuration comprises a first set of device drivers for accessing a first set of virtual hardware provided by a first hypervisor of a first node;

    identifying a particular device driver in the first set of device drivers that is not compatible with a second set of virtual hardware provided by a different second hypervisor of a second node in the plurality of nodes;

    when a replacement device driver for the particular device driver is not available in a library of device drivers, automatically installing a development environment on a second configuration to generate a new device driver in the development environment; and

    installing the new device driver in the first configuration in order to specify a third configuration (i) that is to be hosted on the second hypervisor and (ii) that accesses the second set of virtual hardware provided by the second hypervisor.

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