Patent ID: 8639787
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for creating or reconfiguring a virtual server image of a software application which is for deployment to a cloud of a particular hypervisor, comprising: a computer including a processor, memory and operating system; a memory space for use in creating virtual server images; an appliance configuration file that indicates configuration settings for use with the software application, including environment-variable settings that specify application data locations; an appliance builder which is used to generate or reconfigure a virtual server image, the virtual server image containing both the software application and a virtual machine capable of executing the software application in a particular hypervisor type, including performing the steps comprising a virtual server image updater, which receives a virtual server image patch to reconfigure the virtual server image from its original content to a reconfigured content, wherein the virtual server image updater is adapted to reconfigure the software application without modifying its application data and state.