Virtual Machine Migration User Credential Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing virtual machine migration solutions fail to seamlessly transfer user credentials from a source virtual desktop to a destination virtual desktop, resulting in users needing to register anew, which complicates the login process and degrades user experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that obtain and configure a mapping relationship between a source virtual machine and a specified user, then store this relationship on a destination cloud platform, allowing users to log in with their original credentials post-migration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If data migration is performed on a virtual desktop VM without transferring user credential mapping, then data migration completeness is improved, but user login convenience deteriorates as users must register new accounts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by obtaining and configuring the user-VM mapping relationship from the source cloud platform before completing the data migration process. This ensures that user credential information is transferred along with the data, allowing users to log in immediately after migration without needing to register new accounts, thus resolving the contradiction between data completeness and login convenience
2Ease of operation
If user mapping relationship is transferred during VM migration, then user login convenience is improved, but migration system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a dedicated module that handles user mapping relationship transfer as a separate function within the migration system. This module obtains the mapping from the source platform, configures it on the destination platform, and stores the relationship, thereby managing the complexity in a structured manner while achieving user login convenience
3Reliability
If manual user registration is required at destination VM, then security control is improved, but operational efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by automatically obtaining and configuring user mapping relationships from the source cloud platform without requiring manual user registration at the destination. The system autonomously transfers credential information, maintaining security through structured data transfer while dramatically improving operational efficiency by eliminating manual registration steps
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AI summary
A virtual machine migration method and apparatus are provided, which pertain to the field of computer technologies. The method includes: obtaining a first mapping relationship, pre-stored on a source cloud platform, between a source virtual machine (VM) and a specified user when data in the source VM is migrated to a destination VM; configuring the destination VM and the specified user to form a second mapping relationship according to the obtained first mapping relationship; and storing the second mapping relationship on a destination cloud platform. Therefore, a user that has registered on the source VM can log in to a virtual desktop corresponding to the destination VM and does not need to register on the destination VM again.