Emc Corporation

Steven Halzel

Paul LeMahieu

Jane M Lawler

Jake Frazier

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for efficiently processing information. In some embodiments, this includes selecting a service to add to a storage array, determining a virtual appliance associated with the service, and instantiating the virtual appliance. In some embodiments, instantiating the virtual appliance includes instantiating an image of the virtual appliance.

Instantiating virtual appliances of a storage array

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for efficiently processing information. In some embodiments, this includes determining a physical appliance to virtualize, creating a virtual appliance based on the physical appliance, and storing the virtual appliance in a storage array. In some embodiments, creating the virtual appliance includes creating the virtual appliance from a template.

Virtual appliance deployment

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for efficiently processing information. In some embodiments, this includes selecting a service to terminate, determining a virtual appliance associated with the service, and decommissioning the virtual appliance. In some embodiments, the virtual appliance may be deleted from the storage array.

Decommissioning virtual appliances

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for efficiently processing information. In some embodiments, this includes determining a physical appliance to virtualize, creating a virtual appliance based on the physical appliance,and storing the virtual appliance in a storage array. In some emdodiments, creating the virtual appliance includes creating the virtual appliance from a template.

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