Patent ID: 8176153
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: executing, on a source storage device that includes a reference system, a system preparation application to prepare the reference system for image creation, the reference system including at least one application for customization; creating an image of the prepared reference system; automatically deploying the image to a target storage device; assigning a virtual server to the target storage device, the assigning causing the target storage device to be associated with a physical server, the physical server to host the virtual server; writing customization data to the target storage device, wherein the customization data comprises a customization script used to customize the at least one application; writing recustomization data to the target storage device, the writing of the recustomization data occurring without redeploying of the image to the target storage device; and automatically recustomizing a deployed system using the recustomization data, the recustomizing comprising disassociating the virtual server with the target storage device of the deployed system and the deployed system including the physical server, wherein the automatically deploying of the image to the target storage device comprises automatically deploying the image in parallel to the target storage device and an additional storage device, the target storage device being associated with an additional virtual server.