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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ramesh K. Goel, Balbir Nagar, IN;
Manish Gupta, New Delhi, IN;
Rambabu Parvatina, Bangalore, IN;
Gopal S. Pingali, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Rajeev Puri, Huntersville, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 11/1484 (2013.01); G06F 11/2025 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45562 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method for provisioning a virtual machine, a processor rates a plurality of software images that include a first software image and a second software image. A processor provisions the virtual machine with the first software image in a first state and the second software image in a second state, wherein the second software image is rated higher than the first software image.