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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Paul Lemahieu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Steven Halzel, Ashland, MA (US);
Jane M. Lawler, Lexington, MA (US);
Jake Frazier, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul LeMahieu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Steven Halzel, Ashland, MA (US);
Jane M. Lawler, Lexington, MA (US);
Jake Frazier, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 (2013.01); G06F 9/547 (2013.01); G06F 9/548 (2013.01); H04L 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.