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US 9,519,489 B2Granted
Boot from modified image
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsRobert Campbell, Judy Wathen
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Abstract
A new image being hosted by the device is modified. The modification is based on a main image operating the device. The device is booted from the modified image.
Claims15
A device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- host a new image on a virtual machine operating on the device;
- modify the hosted image based on a configuration of a main image operating the device;
- and
- boot the device from the modified image, wherein the hosted image is modified while the main image is running on the device, and the device is in downtime only while booting.
4 more elements
A method, comprising:
- hosting, at the device, a new image on a virtual machine, the new image to be based on a main image operating the device;
- running, at the device, on the hosted image an update to modify the hosted image while the main image continues operating the device;
- and
- booting, at the device, from the modified image instead of the main image, after the running is completed.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, if executed by a processor of a device, cause the processor to:
- transfer a new image to a virtual machine (VM) residing on a same device as a main image operating the device;
- modify the new image hosted by the VM, the modification to include at least an update intended for the main image;
- and
- boot the device from the modified image, the main image to stop running after the device is booted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.