Automated testing of physical servers using a virtual machine

摘要

An illustrative method for validating integrity of a source server backup includes receiving, at a recovery server, data indicating a state of a data storage unit associated with a source server, creating a virtual hard drive image from the received data, and storing, in memory of the recovery server, the created virtual hard drive image. The method also includes booting a virtual machine using the stored hard drive image and mounting a second drive image to the virtual machine including tools facilitating access to an operating system running on the virtual machine by an application running on the recovery server. The tools are prevented from being installed in an operating system running on the source server. The method further includes automatically detecting, by a recovery application running on the virtual machine, that the drive includes the tools, automatically installing, by the recovery application and without user intervention, the tools in the operating system running on the virtual machine, and controlling, by the application running on the recovery server, applications running on the virtual machine.

主权项

1. A method for validating integrity of a source server backup comprising:
receiving, at a recovery server, data indicating a state of a data storage unit associated with a source server; creating a virtual hard drive image from the received data; storing, in memory of the recovery server, the created virtual hard drive image; booting a virtual machine using the stored hard drive image; mounting a second drive image to the virtual machine including tools facilitating access to an operating system running on the virtual machine by an application running on the recovery server, the tools prevented from being installed in an operating system running on the source server; automatically detecting, by a recovery application running on the virtual machine, that the second drive image includes the tools; automatically installing, by the recovery application and without user intervention, the tools in the operating system running on the virtual machine; and controlling, by the application running on the recovery server, applications running on the virtual machine.