Computing device having a migrated virtual machine accessing physical storage space on another computing device

US9015705B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9015705-B2
Application numberUS-33918008-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 19, 2008
Priority dateMar 28, 2008
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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A method and a computing device. A first computing device and a second computing device are connected, wherein the first computing device includes a first virtual machine monitor that hosts a first virtual machine. A boot image is provided on the first computing device, wherein the boot image includes a second virtual machine monitor that is adapted to host the first virtual machine. The second computing device is triggered to boot the boot image from the first computing device. A storage network is established between the first computing device and the second computing device, wherein the storage network includes storage space of the first computing device. Lastly, the first virtual machine is migrated from the first computing device to the second computing device, wherein the first virtual machine is executed by the second computing device but still located on the first virtual machine.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method comprising the steps of: providing a connection between a first computing device and a second computing device, the first computing device comprising a first virtual machine monitor, the first virtual machine monitor being adapted to host a first virtual machine; providing a boot image on the first computing device, the boot image comprising a second virtual machine monitor, the second virtual machine monitor being adapted to host the first…

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What does patent US9015705B2 cover?
A method and a computing device. A first computing device and a second computing device are connected, wherein the first computing device includes a first virtual machine monitor that hosts a first virtual machine. A boot image is provided on the first computing device, wherein the boot image includes a second virtual machine monitor that is adapted to host the first virtual machine. The second…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hoehle Marco, Kirsch Christian, Schmengler Andreas, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F9/45558. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).