Patent ID: 8291412
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of checking, in a virtual machine system comprising a first physical computer for executing a first virtual machine, a second physical computer capable of executing a virtual machine, and a management server for managing the virtual machine system, whether the first virtual machine can be executed by the second physical computer, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring, by the management server, information about first logical resources accessed by the first virtual machine via a physical adaptor of the first physical computer; acquiring, by the management server, setting information set to the physical adaptor of the first physical computer so that the first virtual machine accesses the first logical resources; listing second logical resources that are accessible to the first virtual machine via a physical adaptor of the second physical computer in a case where the first virtual machine is executable by the second physical computer and the setting information is set to the physical adaptor of the second physical computer, wherein the listing step comprises: determining, by the management server, whether the first virtual machine can be executed by the second physical computer by comparing the acquired information about the first logical resources and the listed second logical resources.