DETERMINING OPTIMAL METHODS FOR CREATING VIRTUAL MACHINES

摘要

A computer receives at least one requirement for a new VM. The computer identifies an existing VM to be modified during the generation of the new VM. The computer determines at least one step necessary to create the new VM configuration from the existing VM. The computer presents at least one pathway to the new VM from the existing VM. The computer receives a selection of a presented pathway to create the new VM.

主权项

1. A computer program product for determining the optimal pathways for creating a virtual machine (VM) with a given set of requirements, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage memory and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage memory, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive at least one requirement for a new VM;program instructions to identify an existing VM to be modified during the generation of the new VM;program instructions to determine at least one step necessary to create the new VM configuration from the existing VM;program instructions to present to a user at least one pathway for creating the new VM from the existing VM, wherein one pathway of the at least one pathway includes the determined at least one step necessary to create the new VM configuration from the existing VM; andprogram instructions to receive a selection of a presented pathway to create the new VM.