METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BUILDING A SOFTWARE APPLIANCE

摘要

A computer implemented method may include installing a software appliance on a first computer system, the software appliance including database software and a business application. The software appliance may be configured on the first computer system to a predetermined configuration of the business application and the database software. The configured software appliance may be detached from an operating system of the first computing device. The detaching of the software appliance may include collecting metadata associated with the software appliance, the operating system and hardware the first system. The detached software appliance and the metadata may be stored on computer readable medium.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method comprising:
installing a software appliance on a first computer system, the software appliance including database software and a business application; configuring the software appliance on the first computer system to a predetermined configuration of the business application and the database software; detaching the software appliance from an operating system of the first computing device, wherein the detaching includes collecting metadata associated with the software appliance, the operating system and hardware the first system; and storing the detached software appliance and the collected metadata on computer readable medium.