Mechanism for providing virtual machines for use by multiple users
    1.
    发明授权
    Mechanism for providing virtual machines for use by multiple users 有权
    提供虚拟机以供多个用户使用的机制

    公开(公告)号:US09323550B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-26

    申请号:US14155160

    申请日:2014-01-14

    Applicant: VMware, Inc.

    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a request to generate a state checkpoint of a computer is initiated within a user-level software entity, such as a virtual machine. Upon sensing the request, a checkpointing mechanism generates and stores at least one checkpoint, each checkpoint comprising a representation of the total state of the computer system. Upon sensing a state restoration request corresponding to one of the checkpoints, the checkpointing mechanism restores the checkpointed state in the computer, which can then resume operation from the restored total state. According to another aspect of the invention, a total checkpointed state is exported to another computer, where the state can be modified, for example, debugged, and then loaded into either the originally checkpointed computer (which, again, may be a virtual machine), or some other computer.

    Abstract translation: 根据本发明的一个方面,在用户级软件实体(诸如虚拟机)中发起生成计算机的状态检查点的请求。 在检测到请求时,检查点机制生成并存储至少一个检查点,每个检查点包括计算机系统的总体状态的表示。 在检测到与其中一个检查点相对应的状态恢复请求时,检查点机制恢复计算机中的检查点状态,其然后可以从恢复的总状态恢复操作。 根据本发明的另一方面,总检查点状态被导出到另一个计算机,其中该状态可被修改,例如被调试,然后被加载到原始的检查点计算机(其也可以是虚拟机) ,或其他一些电脑。

    On-line replacement and changing of virtualization software
    3.
    发明授权
    On-line replacement and changing of virtualization software 有权
    虚拟化软件的在线更换和更换

    公开(公告)号:US08589940B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-19

    申请号:US13631447

    申请日:2012-09-28

    Applicant: VMware, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F9/45558 G06F8/656 G06F9/5077 G06F2009/4557

    Abstract: In a virtualized system running one or more virtual machines on a first hypervisor, a second hypervisor is installed and control of the hardware resources of the physical computer supporting the virtualized system is migrated from the first hypervisor to the second hypervisor without interrupting the operation of the first hypervisor and the virtual machines. Initially a minimal set of hardware resources is hot-removed from control by the first hypervisor, and the second hypervisor is launched on the minimal set of hardware resources. Both the remaining hardware resources and the virtual machines are then migrated from the first hypervisor to the second hypervisor until all the virtual machines have been migrated over to the second hypervisor, while the virtual machines and the first hypervisor continue running largely unaffected by the migration process.

    Abstract translation: 在运行第一管理程序上的一个或多个虚拟机的虚拟化系统中,安装第二管理程序,并且支持虚拟化系统的物理计算机的硬件资源的控制从第一管理程序迁移到第二管理程序,而不中断 第一个虚拟机管理程序和虚拟机。 最初,由第一虚拟机管理程序的控制热删除最少的一组硬件资源,并且在最小的硬件资源集上启动第二管理程序。 然后,剩余的硬件资源和虚拟机都从第一个虚拟机管理程序迁移到第二个虚拟机管理程序,直到所有的虚拟机已经迁移到第二个虚拟机管理程序,而虚拟机和第一个虚拟机监控程序继续运行在很大程度上不受迁移进程的影响 。

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