Live virtual machine template creation

摘要

A system and method are disclosed for creating a virtual machine template from a live virtual machine. In accordance with one embodiment, a computer system creates a live snapshot of a virtual machine, and creates a clone of the virtual machine based on the live snapshot. The computer system then initiates execution of the clone, shuts down the clone, and creates a virtual machine template based on the clone, where the virtual machine template enables the creation of another virtual machine that corresponds to the live snapshot of the original virtual machine.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
creating, by a processing device, a live snapshot of a running virtual machine that is connected to a network and has an internet protocol (IP) address and a network configuration; creating, by the processing device, a live clone of the running virtual machine using the live snapshot while the virtual machine is running, wherein the live clone is connected to the network and has the same internet protocol (IP) address and network configuration as the virtual machine;
disconnecting the live clone from the network;initiating execution of the live clone;shutting down the live clone to create a virtual machine template; andcreating the virtual machine template in view of the live clone, wherein the virtual machine template enables another virtual machine to be created that corresponds to the live snapshot of the running virtual machine.