Restoring a previous version of a virtual machine image

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9104447-B2
Application number	US-201213692707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2012
Priority date	Dec 3, 2012
Publication date	Aug 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015

Abstract

An approach is provided to apply a virtual machine (VM) image to a computer system. In the approach, implemented by an information handling system, a detection is made that a current VM image executing on the computer system is experiencing a problem. In response, prior VM images are analyzed, with each of the prior VM images being an image that was previously executed on the computer system. Based on the analysis, one of the prior VM images is selected and the selected image is used to replace the current VM image on the computer system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information handling system comprising:
a plurality of processors;
a memory coupled to at least one of the processors;
a nonvolatile storage area; and
a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to apply a virtual machine (VM) image to a computer system, wherein the set of instructions perform actions of:
detecting that a current VM image executing on the computer system is experiencing a problem;
ana…

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Fletcher James C
• Uthe Robert T

Classifications

• G06F11/3476

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F11/0712

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L63/14

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06F9/455 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F11/1469

  Physics · mapped topic