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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jerry A Dancy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Pralhad M Khatri, Durham, NC (US);
Geoffrey D Lubold, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Christopher A Maul, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Brad B Topol, Cary, NC (US);
Sahdev P Zala, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for selecting a virtual machine (VM) for problem determination utilizes a policy-based process for receiving an authorized program analysis report (APAR) containing problem type, a client information handling system (IHS) environment, a configuration, and a program version. The method determines automatically that the problem according to a provisioning policy is a candidate for provisioning a VM for analyzing the problem and searches a provisioning database for an existing VM for a system environment and configuration according to a closeness criteria. The method applies required updates to the provisioned VM, and utilizes the provisioned VM with the required updates for problem analysis. The method also may automatically create a new baseline image in the database according to expected value policy criteria that exceeds predetermined criteria.