Injection and execution of workloads into virtual machines

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a hypervisor, a workload definition file (“WDF”), wherein
• the WDF is associated with a workload, and
• the WDF is packaged such that the WDF is configured to generate a workload definition device (“WDD”);
• receiving, by the hypervisor, a request to deploy the WDD within a virtual machine, wherein the request includes the WDF, wherein the virtual machine is a pre-existing virtual machine that is running at a time the request is received, and wherein the virtual machine is in an initial state at the time the request is received;
• and
• deploying, by the hypervisor, the WDD within the virtual machine, wherein the WDD is configured to automatically execute the workload responsive to meeting at least one execution criteria, wherein deploying, by the hypervisor, the WDD within the virtual machine includes:
• locating, by the hypervisor, the virtual machine, according to the request, and
• attaching, by the hypervisor, the WDD to the virtual machine, wherein the virtual machine is in a workload execution state after the WDD is attached.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing code, which when executed by a processor is configured to:

• receive a workload definition file (“WDF”), wherein the WDF is associated with a workload, and the WDF is packaged such that the WDF is configured to generate a workload definition device (“WDD”);
• receive a request to deploy the WDD within a virtual machine, wherein the request includes the WDF, wherein the virtual machine is a pre-existing virtual machine that is running at a time the request is received, and wherein the virtual machine is in an initial state at the time the request is received;
• and
• deploy the WDD within the virtual machine, wherein the WDD is configured to automatically execute the workload responsive to meeting at least one execution criteria, wherein deploy the WDD within the virtual machine includes:
• locate the virtual machine, according to the request, and
• attach the WDD to the virtual machine, wherein the virtual machine is in a workload execution state after the WDD is attached.