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Method and system for policy based lifecycle management of virtual software appliances

  • US 9,426,090 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2012
  • Issued: 08/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing dynamic resources used by a virtual software appliance (VSA), comprising:

  • representing characteristics of a virtual software appliance employed in a distributed environment;

    representing policies that affect the VSA in the distributed environment;

    transitioning a state of the VSA based on the policies such that the state is determined by local and global attribute matching in accordance with the policies; and

    determining a disposition of services based on the policies, commands, and historic usage information.

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