Patent ID: 9609086
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A system for migrating virtual machines (VMs) in a network, the system comprising: a network controller configured to connect to the network, the network controller comprising: a memory having computer readable computer instructions; and a hardware processor for executing the computer readable instructions, the instructions including: creating a temporary storage area in the memory of the network controller, wherein the network is in a first state; storing configuration data for a VM, the storing in the temporary storage area, the temporary storage area dedicated to the VM and not shared with other users, the temporary storage area sized based on an amount of space required to store the configuration data; provisioning the network from the first state to a second state, the provisioning based on network locations of a source server and a target server; transmitting a message to the target server, the message including: determining that the migration has completed; and removing the temporary storage area based on the determining.