Patent ID: 7543182

Claim:
A method of managing software migration within a logically partitioned environment, the method comprising: transferring network activity from a first logical partition including an original application to a second logical partition including an updated application; maintaining the first logical partition in a ready state after the transfer; detecting a condition indicative of undesirable performance; and transferring the network activity from the second logical partition back to the first logical partition in response to the condition; wherein the method further comprises creating the second logical partition, installing the undated application in the second logical partition, and hiding the second logical partition from network activity, wherein transferring network activity from the first logical partition to the second logical partition includes hiding the first logical partition from network activity and exposing the second logical partition to network activity, and wherein transferring network activity from the second logical partition to the first logical partition includes hiding the second logical partition from network activity and exposing the first logical partition to network activity.