Synchronizing settings associated with virtual computing environments
AssigneeOpen Invention Network, LLC
InventorsJohn Whaley, Thomas Joseph Purtell, II, Geoffrey G. Thomas
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that operates a computer system. During operation, the system detects a first change in a setting associated with a first computing environment executing on the computer system, wherein the first change is associated with at least one of an input/output (I/O) device setting, a regional setting, a network setting, a power setting, and a display setting. Next, the system propagates the first change to one or more other computing environments executing on the computer system.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for operating a computer system, comprising:
- detecting a first change in a setting associated with a first virtual computing environment executing on the computer system, wherein the first change is associated with at least one of an input/output (I/O) device setting, a regional setting, a network setting, a power setting, and a display setting, wherein the first change to the network setting comprises changes to Domain Name System (DNS) server setting, static Internet Protocol (IP) address setting, subnet setting, and a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP setting;
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- propagating the first change to one or more other virtual computing environments executing on the computer system from a central location, resulting in a significant savings in resources.
A system for operating a computer system, comprising:
- a management apparatus configured to detect a first change in a setting associated with a first virtual computing environment executing on the computer system, wherein the first change is associated with at least one of an input/output (I/O) device setting, a regional setting, a network setting, a power setting, and a display setting, wherein the first change to the network setting comprises changes to Domain Name System (DNS) server setting, static Internet Protocol (IP) address setting, subnet setting, and a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP setting;
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- a synchronization apparatus configured to propagate the first change to one or more other virtual computing environments executing on the computer system from a central location, resulting in significant reduction in resources.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for operating a computer system, the method comprising:
- detecting a first change in a setting associated with a first virtual computing environment executing on the computer system, wherein the first change is associated with at least one of an input/output (I/O) device setting, a regional setting, a network setting, a power setting, and a display setting, wherein the first change to the network setting comprises changes to Domain Name System (DNS) server setting, static Internet Protocol (IP) address setting, subnet setting, and a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP setting;
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- propagating the first change to one or more other virtual computing environments executing on the computer system from a central location resulting in a significant savings in resources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.