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Systems and methods for updating software appliances

  • US 8,606,765 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2007
  • Issued: 12/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • instantiating, by a processor of a client device, a first version of a software appliance;

    receiving, from a user of the software appliance, user-inputted data that is used by the first version of the software appliance during operation;

    capturing an image of the first version of the software appliance comprising an initial configuration state;

    aggregating one or more changes to the initial configuration state to produce a current configuration state of the first version of the software appliance;

    registering, by the processor of the client device, the current configuration state and the user-inputted data of the first version of the software appliance;

    instantiating, by the processor of the client device, a second version of the software appliance; and

    exporting, by the processor of the client device, the current configuration state and the user-inputted data of the first version of the software appliance to the second version of the software appliance.

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