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20090144718 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE APPLIANCES - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for updating software appliances. A client can host a software appliance, such a Linux™ software appliance, which a user wishes to update to a newer version. Instead of performing an in-place update by installing a new version that deletes the configuration state and/or user data of the existing version of the appliance, an export module takes an image of an initial appliance installation and then registers further changes to the configuration state and/or user data over time. When the user chooses to update the software appliance, the new version can be downloaded to execute an installation. The export module aggregates all changes to the original installation image as well as user data, and delivers the complete current configuration state and/or complete current user data to the new version of the appliance to instantiate the new version. | 06-04-2009 |
20090300164 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOFTWARE APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT USING BROADCAST MECHANISM - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for managing software appliances using a broadcast mechanism. Embodiments incorporate a centralized appliance monitor that collects software appliance state information from a community of clients having software appliance installations. Software appliances can comprise a reduced-component operating system combined with pre-configured application(s), for instance distributed via optical disc or Web download. When a software appliance instantiates on a client in the network or at other times, the identity and execution state of the application is broadcast to an appliance monitor. The appliance monitor aggregates the appliance state information for all clients in the network, and manages their deployment and execution on the network. The appliance monitor can for example transmit an appliance control instruction to a client to terminate or otherwise manage an uncertified or unapproved appliance, or take other network management action. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300607 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL MACHINES - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for identification and management of cloud-based virtual machines. A user requests the instantiation of a set of virtual machines from a cloud computing environment. A cloud management system requests the resources necessary to build the machines from a set of resource servers. After populating the set of virtual machines from the cloud, the cloud management system inserts a token ID into one of the virtual machines to designate that machine as a management instance. An image of that machine can be stored in the cloud management system to represent the configuration of the set of virtual machines, even when the cloud itself lacks permanent storage. When the user wishes to update the set of virtual machines, the cloud management system can insert another token ID into another virtual machine, reconfigure the software, processing, or other resources of that machine as a revised management instance. | 12-03-2009 |
20130291076 | DYNAMIC REPLACEMENT OF SECURITY CREDENTIALS FOR SECURE PROXYING - A subscription proxy receives, from an end user system, a request for a resource provided by a content delivery network, the request comprising a local credential associated with the end user system. The subscription proxy identifies a remote credential associated with the content delivery network and corresponding to the local credential. The subscription proxy replaces the local credential in the request with the corresponding remote credential and sends the request for the resource with the remote credential to the content delivery network. | 10-31-2013 |
20140096123 | UPDATING SOFTWARE OBJECTS - Updating of a software object is described. A first version of a software object is instantiated. User-inputted data used by the first version of the software is received from a user, and a current configuration state and the user-inputted data are registered. A second version of the software object is instantiated and the current configuration state and the user-inputted data of the first version of the software object are exported to the second version of the software object. | 04-03-2014 |
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20090222805 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY BUILDING A SOFTWARE APPLIANCE - An application support module can be configured to dynamically build software appliances for users. The application support module can be configured to build the software appliances based on a request by a user. The request can include a desired pre-built appliance or available applications to be included in a custom appliance. Once the requested appliance is built, the application support module can be configured determine operating requirements for the complete software appliance. The operating requirements can include the minimum necessary computing requirements to utilize the software appliance, such as required storage space, required processing power, required execution memory. The application support module can be configured to provide the software appliance to the user, if the user accepts the software appliance. Additionally, the application support module can be configured to repeat the building process if the user requests reconfiguration. | 09-03-2009 |
20090222806 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCREMENTALLY UPDATING A SOFTWARE APPLIANCE - An appliance support module can be configured to update and upgrade the software incrementally. To achieve this, the appliance support module can be configured to receive a request to update or upgrade a software appliance. The request can include the update or upgrade requested and information describing the software appliance to upgrade or update. Based on the request, the appliance support module can be configured to determine alterations to make to a original binary image of the software appliance to upgrade or update. | 09-03-2009 |
20090222808 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SOFTWARE APPLIANCE BASED ON A ROLE - An appliance module can be configured to provide software appliances to users. The appliance module can be configured to provide the software appliances based on a role desired by the users. The role can be the desired functionality to be provided by the software appliance. To achieve this, the appliance module can be configured to receive a request for a software appliance. Based on the request, the appliance module can be configured to determine a software appliance that includes one or more applications that meets the role set forth in the request and just enough operating system to support the one or more applications. The appliance module can be configured to provide the software appliance to the requesting user. | 09-03-2009 |
20090300584 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A DEMO APPLIANCE AND MIGRATING THE DEMO APPLIANCE TO A PRODUCTION APPLIANCE - An appliance support module can be configured to receive a request to build a demo software appliance from a user. The appliance support module can be configured to build the demo appliance and to include configuration data in demo software appliance. The appliance support module can be configured to receive a request to migrate the demo software appliance to a production software appliance. The appliance support module can be configured to migrate the demo software appliance by modifying the configuration data in order to provide full functionality to the demo software appliance that was previously limited. The appliance support module can also receive a request to scale the production software appliances. The appliance support module can scale the production software appliance by dividing the applications contained in the production software appliances into separate software appliance. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300593 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING A SOFTWARE APPLIANCE - A management tool can be included in a software appliance. The management tool can be configured to provide control, management, and maintenance of the software appliance. The management tool can be utilized in order to start/stop, configure, repair, and update a software appliance. The management tool can be configured to provide an interface for management of the software appliance. The interface allows for management of the software appliance and the individual components of the software appliance. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300601 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A HOSTED APPLIANCE AND MIGRATING THE APPLIANCE TO AN ON-PREMISE ENVIRONMENT - An appliance support module can be configured to build software appliances for use in a hosted environment. The appliance support module can be configured to build the hosted appliances based on a request by a user for the hosted appliances. The appliance support module can be configured to receive a request to migrate the hosted appliances to an on-premise system. To migrate the hosted appliance, the appliance support module can be configured to convert the hosted appliances into a format capable of being supported by the on-premise systems. | 12-03-2009 |
20100223610 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A LIBRARY OF VIRTUAL IMAGES IN A SOFTWARE PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT - A provisioning server can maintain a library of virtual images. The virtual images can be a disk image of software that has been previously installed according to metadata. The metadata can represent parameters utilized to create the virtual image and the parameters required to provision the virtual image on a target machine. The provisioning server can maintain the metadata for a virtual image in a virtual image record associated with the virtual image. The provisioning server can provision a virtual image to one or more target machines. To provision the virtual image, the provisioning server can copy the virtual image to a storage device on the one or more target machines and configure the target machine according to metadata in the associated virtual image record. | 09-02-2010 |
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20120005262 | ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NEUTRAL APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR ACCESSING DIFFERENT CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for providing an application programming interface for accessing multiple disparate cloud computing systems is described. In one embodiment, the method includes defining a neutral format for cloud computing system requests and responses. The method may also include providing an application programming interface that exposes the neutral format to a client computer system to enable communication between the client computer system and a plurality of different cloud computing systems via the server computer system. | 01-05-2012 |
20120005263 | ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NEUTRAL INTERFACE TO MULTIPLE CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMS - An architecture, system and method for providing a neutral interface to multiple disparate cloud system providers is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request from a client computer system for processing by a cloud computing system, the request in a neutral format. The method may also include translating the request, with the server computer system, from the neutral format to a second format of the cloud computing system. Furthermore, the method may include transmitting the request to the cloud computing system in the second format. | 01-05-2012 |
20120005264 | ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDIATING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A CLIENT COMPUTER SYSTEM AND A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH A DRIVER FRAMEWORK - A method and apparatus for mediating communications between a client computer system and a cloud computing system with a driver framework is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request from a client computer system, wherein the request is in a neutral format and is directed to a cloud computing system. The method may also include translating the request from the neutral format to a second format supported by the cloud computing system utilizing a driver. | 01-05-2012 |
20120158413 | DATA DRIVEN RULES ENGINE TO DYNAMICALLY CHANGE PRODUCT BUSINESS RULES - A server stores current rules for one or more products in a data store. The current rules are independent of product code of the one or more products. The current rules determine whether an entity satisfies one or more product attributes to allow the entity to use the one or more products. The server implements new rules without changing the product code of the one or more products and determines whether an entity satisfies one or more product attributes to allow the entity to use the one or more products by using the new rules. | 06-21-2012 |
20120197811 | MECHANISM TO ALLOW CUSTOM IMPLEMENTATIONS TO MANAGE PRODUCT ASSETS AS SPECIFIED BY A THIRD PARTY - A server detects a product asset management request relating to custom product business model data of a third party during execution of a product asset management engine, wherein the request is associated with at least one extension point. The third party is a third party to a developer of the product asset management engine. The server obtains the custom product business model data by executing a call for an extension relating to the at least one extension point and provides the custom product business model data to a client to service the product asset management request to allow the third party to manage product assets as specified by the third party. | 08-02-2012 |
20140143318 | PROVIDING AN INTERFACE TO MULTIPLE CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMS - Discussion of content between users of social networks is described. A cloud computing system of a plurality of cloud computing systems is determined for processing a request in a first syntax from a client computer system. The request is translated from the first syntax to a second syntax of the cloud computing system and transmitted to the cloud computing system in the second syntax. The server computer system includes drivers to enable bi-directional translation of communications between the client computer system and the plurality of cloud computing systems, wherein the drivers provide bi-directional translation for at least one of the plurality of cloud computing systems. | 05-22-2014 |