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Modular virtual machine server

  • US 9,594,581 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2008
  • Issued: 03/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for delivering pre-packaged software solutions to an information handling system comprising:

  • providing a virtual machine (VM) host comprising a plurality of VM resources operable to execute virtual machines;

    providing a virtual appliance memory device, the virtual appliance memory device comprising a virtual appliance stored on the virtual appliance memory device, the virtual appliance comprising an application, the application corresponding to a pre-packaged software solution;

    installing the virtual appliance onto the virtual machine host via the virtual appliance memory device; and

    hosting the application via the virtual appliance so as to facilitate delivery of pre-packaged software solutions to the information handling system;

    wherein,the pre-packaged software solutions provided via the virtual appliance memory device are preconfigured and ready to use without a customer having to install and configure to solution;

    the virtual appliance memory device comprises a virtual appliance universal serial bus (USB) key, the virtual appliance USB key comprising a data structure with resource requirements with the virtual appliance on the virtual appliance USB key.

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