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US 8,276,208 B2Granted
Security-level enforcement in virtual-machine fail-over
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorDennis Morgan
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles to receive, by a fail-over computing device, a request to instantiate a virtual-machine in response to a virtual-machine failure on a separate physical device. The request includes a minimum security rating. The fail-over computing device then compares the minimum security rating against an assigned security rating of the fail-over computing device and instantiates the virtual-machine if the assigned security rating meets or exceeds the minimum security rating.
Claims9
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a fail-over computing device upon powering on of the fail-over computing device, an assigned security rating from a security management console;
- receiving, by the fail-over computing device, a request to instantiate a virtual-machine in response to a virtual-machine failure on a separate physical device, the request including a minimum security rating;
- comparing, by the fail-over computing device, the minimum security rating against the assigned security rating of the fail-over computing device;
- instantiating, by the fail-over computing device, the virtual-machine if the assigned security rating meets or exceeds the minimum security rating;
- and
- sending, by the fail-over computing device, a refusal message to the separate physical device to refuse the request to instantiate a virtual-machine if the assigned security rating is lower than the minimum security rating, the refusal message prompting the separate physical device to request another fail-over computing device.
3 more elements
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium;
- and
- a plurality of programming instructions stored on the storage medium and configured to program a fail-over device to enable the fail-over device to:
- receive, upon powering on of the fail-over computing device, an assigned security rating from a security management console;
- receive a request to instantiate a virtual-machine in response to a virtual-machine failure on a separate physical device, the request including a minimum security rating;
- compare the minimum security rating against the assigned security rating of the fail-over computing device;
- initiate an instantiation of the virtual-machine if the assigned security rating meets or exceeds the minimum security rating;
- and
- send a refusal message to the separate physical device to refuse the request to instantiate a virtual-machine if the assigned security rating is lower than the minimum security rating.
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A server system comprising:
- a processor;
- a disc storage device coupled to the processor and adapted to store a security manager;
- and
- the security manager, configured to be operated by the processor to:
- receive, upon powering on of a fail-over computing device, an assigned security rating from a security management console;
- receive a request to instantiate a virtual-machine in response to a virtual-machine failure on a separate physical device, the request including a minimum security rating;
- compare the minimum security rating against the assigned security rating of the fail-over computing device;
- initiate an instantiation of the virtual-machine if the assigned security rating meets or exceeds the minimum security rating;
- and
- send a refusal message to the separate physical device to refuse the request to instantiate a virtual-machine if the assigned security rating is lower than the minimum security rating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.