Application Image Migration Over Virtual Machine Templates

1Reliability

If traditional virtual machine migration is used to transfer the entire operating system image, then the application can be moved to a remote hypervisor, but the migration process becomes time-consuming and costly due to large image sizes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication provisioning reliabilityVSAvoidmigration time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the virtual machine image into two distinct parts: the operating system image and the application image. By separating these components, the system can migrate only the necessary application image (typically much smaller) while leaving the OS image at the source or using a different delivery mechanism, thereby significantly reducing migration time and bandwidth requirements while maintaining provisioning reliability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-building and caching template virtual machine images at target hypervisors before migration is needed. When an application needs to be migrated, the system can quickly apply the application image to an already-prepared template rather than transferring and building everything from scratch, reducing the actual migration and provisioning time

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If traditional virtual machine migration is used to transfer large operating system images, then the application can be provisioned remotely, but the cost increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication provisioning reliabilityVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the virtual machine image into two distinct parts: the operating system image and the application image. By separating these components, the system can migrate only the necessary application image (typically much smaller) while leaving the OS image at the source or using a different delivery mechanism, thereby significantly reducing migration time and bandwidth requirements while maintaining provisioning reliability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses copying by creating and caching template virtual machine images at target hypervisors in advance. Instead of copying/transferring the entire OS image during migration, the system copies only the application image and applies it to the pre-existing template, dramatically reducing network bandwidth consumption while ensuring reliable provisioning

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Reliability

If traditional virtual machine migration is used, then the entire virtual machine image can be transferred, but high-capacity and low-latency network links are required, limiting migration distance

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemigration reliabilityVSAvoidmigration distance

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLength of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the virtual machine image into two distinct parts: the operating system image and the application image. By separating these components, the system can migrate only the necessary application image (typically much smaller) while leaving the OS image at the source or using a different delivery mechanism, thereby significantly reducing migration time and bandwidth requirements while maintaining provisioning reliability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses copying by creating and caching template virtual machine images at target hypervisors in advance. Instead of copying/transferring the entire OS image during migration, the system copies only the application image and applies it to the pre-existing template, dramatically reducing network bandwidth consumption and enabling migrations over longer distances without requiring high-capacity links

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

4Productivity

If traditional virtual machine migration is used to transfer operating system images, then the application can be moved, but extensive network bandwidth is required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication provisioning speedVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the virtual machine image into two distinct parts: the operating system image and the application image. By separating these components, the system can migrate only the necessary application image (typically much smaller) while leaving the OS image at the source or using a different delivery mechanism, thereby significantly reducing migration time and bandwidth requirements while maintaining provisioning reliability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-building and caching template virtual machine images at target hypervisors before migration is needed. When an application needs to be migrated, the system can quickly apply the application image to an already-prepared template rather than transferring and building everything from scratch, reducing the actual migration and provisioning time and bandwidth usage

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Application Image Migration Over Virtual Machine Templates

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