International Business Machines Corporation

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Le He

Xing Jin

Qing Bo Wang

Yang Zhao

Zhi Le Zou

Wu Yu Hui

Bao Hua Cao

Ying Li

Jun Zhu

Xin Zhou

Pei Jian Liu

Zhong Xian Li

Qingbo Wang

Ying Zhou

Chunhua Tian

Rui Xiong Tian

Jose I Ortiz

Rui Cao

Yong G Pan

A mechanism is provided for searching a virtual resource in a large scale computing system environment. The virtual resource is deployed on at least one server. Each server is coupled to a sensor and communicates with the sensor. The sensors communicate with each other and consist of a communication network. Each sensor stores an identifier of a virtual resource deployed in a server connected with the sensor and the location information of the sensor itself. The mechanism receives a searching request for a virtual resource by the at least one sensor, the searching request containing an identifier of the virtual resource being searched; forwards the searching request in the communication network of the sensors; and returns a location information of a sensor storing the identifier of the virtual resource by the sensor itself.

Sensor communication network for searching virtual resources

In one embodiment, a method for solution provisioning includes establishing a provisioning task, and obtaining a provisioning image for the provisioning task from a hardware memory. A provisioning implementer is configured based on the obtained provisioning image. The provisioning image comprises configuration information used for executing installation, scripts for executing installation, and information for mapping the configuration information to the scripts. In another embodiment, an apparatus for solution provisioning includes a hardware processor, and a task manager running on the hardware processor. The task manager is configured to establish a provisioning task and obtain a provisioning image for the provisioning task. The task manager configures a provisioning implementer based on the provisioning image obtained. The provisioning image comprises configuration information used for executing installation, scripts for executing installation, and information for mapping the configuration information to the scripts.

Apparatus, method, and computer program product for solution provisioning

A method and related apparatus and planner are provided. The method comprises receiving information about relationship of activation items in a plurality of virtual machines as well as information including activation item descriptive parameters. In addition, the method comprises of steps of optimizing an activation order of the activation items in said virtual machines according to said relationship among the activation items and generating an activation logical file according to the optimized activation order and said activation item descriptive parameters.

Virtual machine deployment planning method and associated apparatus

A mechanism is provided for searching a virtual resource in a large scale computing system environment. The virtual resource is deployed on at least one server. Each server is coupled to a sensor and communicates with the sensor. The sensors communicate with each other and consist of a communication network. Each sensor stores an identifier of a virtual resource deployed in a server connected with the sensor and the location information of the sensor itself. The mechanism receives a searching request for a virtual resource by the at least one sensor, the searching request containing an identifier of the virtual resource being searched; forwards the searching request in the communication network of the sensors; and returns a location information of a senor storing the identifier of the virtual resource by the sensor itself.

Searching virtual resources

In one embodiment, an apparatus for solution provisioning includes a task manager configured to, establish a provisioning task and obtain a provisioning image for the provisioning task in response to a request, and a provisioning implementer configured to execute and monitor the provisioning task established by the task manager. The task manager configures and launches the provisioning implementer based on the provisioning image obtained, and the provisioning image includes configuration information and scripts used for executing installation, and information for mapping the configuration information to the scripts. In another embodiment, a method includes establishing a provisioning task in response to a received solution provisioning request, obtaining a provisioning image for the provisioning task, configuring and launching a provisioning implementer based on the obtained provisioning image, and executing and monitoring the provisioning task using the provisioning implementer. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described according to other embodiments.

A text content summary is created from speech content. A focus more signal is issued by a user while receiving the speech content. The focus more signal is associated with a time window, and the time window is associated with a part of the speech content. It is determined whether to use the part of the speech content associated with the time window to generate a text content summary based on a number of the focus more signals that are associated with the time window. The user may express relative significance to different portions of speech content, so as to generate a personal text content summary.

Generalizing text content summary from speech content

The present invention discloses a method and system for processing test cases for applications to be tested. The method includes evaluating two applications to be tested; obtaining test cases for the two applications to be tested and determining resources and execution times needed by the test cases for the two applications to be tested. According to the compatibility relationship between the two applications to be tested, and the resources and execution times needed by the test cases for the two applications to be tested, the test cases for the two applications to be tested are clustered to a virtual machine instance to test the test cases for the two applications to be tested on the virtual machine instance.

Processing test cases for applications to be tested

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for activating virtual machines in a virtual solution, including: for each virtual machine, activating activation items in a first activation item set independently of other virtual machines; and for at least one virtual machine, activating activation items in a second activation item set in coordination with activation of activation items of at least another virtual machine. There is further provided an apparatus for activating virtual machines in a virtual solution, including: a first activator for activating, for each virtual machine, activation items in a first activation item set independently of other virtual machines; and a second activator for activating, for at least one virtual machine, activation items in a second activation item set in coordination with activation of activation items of at least another virtual machine.

Method and apparatus for activating a virtual machine in a virtual solution

A method for activating a virtual machine, an apparatus for simulating a computing device and a device for supervising activation of the apparatus. The method includes: activating a network interface of the virtual machine, and activating other components of the virtual machine, where the network interface of the virtual machine is capable of communicating with the outside world so activation of the other components of the virtual machine can be supervised. The simulation apparatus includes a network interface and an operating system having a security sub-system, where the network interface is configured to be first activated during activation of the simulation apparatus so the network interface can communicate with the outside world, and activation of the other components of the apparatus can be supervised during the activation of the other components of the apparatus.

Method for activating virtual machine, apparatus for simulating computing device and supervising device

A technique for updating configurations of a target system in a computer. The method comprises booting, based on Preboot Execution Environment technology, a micro-system for updating configurations of a target system before booting the target system, the micro-system performing the steps of: (a) acquiring target configuration packages via a network from a server; (b) extracting target configuration data from said target configuration packages; and (c) updating the configurations of said target system by using said target configuration data, wherein said micro-system is independent of said target system.

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