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AssigneeVMware, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Ginzton, Matthew Eccleston, Srinivas Krishnamurti, Gerald C. Chen, Nicholas Ryan
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An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.
A method for enforcing restrictions against a virtual machine (VM) executing on a physical computer system by way of virtualization software comprising a virtual machine monitor (VMM) that provides a virtualized computer environment by emulating virtual system hardware for the VM, wherein the restrictions relate to an operation of the VM, the method comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium, having executable code for enforcing restrictions against a virtual machine (VM) executing on a physical computer system by way of virtualization software comprising a virtual machine monitor (VMM) that provides a virtualized computer environment by emulating virtual system hardware for the VM, the executable code comprising:
A computer system for enforcing restrictions against a virtual machine (VM), the computer system comprising one or more physical computers, wherein a first physical computer executes virtualization software comprising a virtual machine monitor (VMM) that provides a virtualized computer environment by emulating virtual system hardware for the VM, wherein one or more users have user access to the VM, the computer system comprising:
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