Modular virtual machine server

摘要

A simple to customize IT infrastructure architecture. The IT infrastructure architecture includes a general-purpose virtualized architecture platform. The IT infrastructure architecture is well suited for delivering simple pre-packaged software solutions to the small business segment as plug and play type appliances. In certain preferred embodiments, the IT infrastructure architecture includes a virtual appliance memory device such as a virtual appliance universal serial bus (USB) key. The IT infrastructure architecture uses embedded server virtualization technology to host business applications as a virtual appliance.

主权项

1. A method for delivering pre-packaged software solutions to an information handling system comprising:
providing a virtual machine (VM) host comprising a plurality of VM resources operable to execute virtual machines; providing a virtual appliance memory device, the virtual appliance memory device comprising a virtual appliance stored on the virtual appliance memory device, the virtual appliance comprising an application, the application corresponding to a pre-packaged software solution; installing the virtual appliance onto the virtual machine host via the virtual appliance memory device; and hosting the application via the virtual appliance so as to facilitate delivery of pre-packaged software solutions to the information handling system; wherein, the pre-packaged software solutions provided via the virtual appliance memory device are preconfigured and ready to use without a customer having to install and configure to solution; the virtual appliance memory device comprises a virtual appliance universal serial bus (USB) key, the virtual appliance USB key comprising a data structure with resource requirements with the virtual appliance on the virtual appliance USB key.