Patent ID: 9116735
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method to capture provisioning information while a virtual machine is off, the method comprising: displaying an interface for receiving provisioning data that configures the operation of the virtual machine, wherein the provisioning data includes at least some information unique to a specific instance of the virtual machine; receiving provisioning data via the displayed interface; opening a configuration data store for persistently storing the received provisioning data; storing the received provisioning data in the opened configuration data store, wherein the provisioning data is located outside of the instance of the virtual machine; and associating the stored provisioning data with the instance of the virtual machine, wherein the instance of the virtual machine includes a provisioning daemon operating within the instance of the virtual machine; providing the received provisioning data to the provisioning daemon operating within the instance of the virtual machine; and applying by the provisioning daemon the received provisioning information to configure the instance of the virtual machine; wherein the preceding steps are performed while the instance of the virtual machine is off.