Patent ID: 8924564
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a client machine executing a client application, notification that a virtual machine (VM) is being live migrated from a first server to a second server, wherein the client application coordinates with a hypervisor controlling the VM at the first server to facilitate presentation of the VM as a virtual desktop on the client machine; connecting, by the client application, client resources of the client machine that are associated with the VM to the second server during the live migration of the VM, wherein the client application enables the VM to access the client resources, and wherein the client resources comprise at least the client application executing on the client device; sending, by the client application, a connection completion message to the first server, the connection completion message comprising a notification to the first server that a VM connection is established between the client resources and the second server; maintaining, during the live migration, an active VM connection of the client resources to the first server and an inactive VM connection of the client resources to the second server; and upon completion of the live migration: