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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
VMWARE, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/61 (2018.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/63 (2013.01); G06F 9/455 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recommendation engine evaluates different combinations of available versions of different software images that make up a virtualization software to be installed in a host computer, and recommends one or more of the valid combinations for installation or upgrade. Upon acceptance of the recommended image, a software specification that expresses the desired state of the virtualization software is updated to include versions of the different software images that are in the recommended valid combination.