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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 03, 2011
Edward H. Anderson, Iii, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason L. Anderson, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Timothy R. Echtenkamp, Lincoln, NE (US);
Daniel E. Jemiolo, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lynn M. Koch, Tucson, AZ (US);
Edward H. Anderson, III, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason L. Anderson, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Timothy R. Echtenkamp, Lincoln, NE (US);
Daniel E. Jemiolo, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lynn M. Koch, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for identifying optimal virtual machine (VM) images in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). Specifically, in a typical embodiment, a set of system requirements, a profile, and a performance state of the networked computing environment are received as input and analyzed against a library of VM images. Based on the analysis, a set of VM images having software programs (e.g., also referred to herein as a software stack) capable of accommodating requirements defined by the input is identified. A requester can select one or more of the identified VM images, which can then be provisioned/deployed accordingly.