Leslie Hodge - Westminster CO, US Scott Ledbetter - Golden CO, US
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation
International Classification:
G06F015/173
US Classification:
709/223000
Abstract:
The present invention provides a software-based solution for deploying virtual servers in a computer network. The method is initiated when an end user requesting a new virtual server clicks a hyperlink in which an imbedded command sequence requests the software to deploy a new virtual server. The software automatically updates the hypervisor environment to include the new virtual server, prepares the new virtual server disk allocations, propagates a server model image into the new virtual server, updates the new image with local identification parameters, and then boots the new virtual server.