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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Manikandan Natchadalingam, Bangalore, IN;
Pradeep Patel, Fremont, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An approach for automatically and securely updating software on a virtual machine (VM) is presented. A current version of the software on the VM is determined to not match an updated version of the software. With a proxy update server connected to a network and without the VM being connected to the network, the updated version of the software is downloaded, stored and pushed to the VM by using a virtualized mounted drive, the updated version is installed on the VM to replace the current version, and a confirmation indicating the installation is received. An update of the software is provided dynamically via a connectivity of the proxy update server to the network while the VM is prevented from being infected with a virus that requires a connection to the VM through the network.