| 摘要 |
Techniques are disclosed for network-less provisioning of guest operating system and software. In one embodiment, a monitor process mounts a floppy image or ISO storing a deployment tool on a virtual CD/DVD device or virtual floppy device, respectively, of a VM and powers on the VM. The deployment tool is invoked upon powering on of the VM and requests that the monitor mount an OS ISO image on the virtual CD/DVD device. In response, the monitor mounts the OS ISO and transmits an acknowledgment to the deployment tool, which initiates OS installation from the OS ISO image. After the OS installation, the deployment tool transmits a further request that monitor clean-up resources consumed during the OS installation and reboots the VM, after which a similar process may be undertaken to install software for the VM. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for provisioning guest operating system and software, comprising:
mounting, by a monitor process running in a hypervisor, one of a floppy and an ISO boot image on a virtual floppy or CD/DVD device, respectively, of a virtual machine (VM), wherein the one of the floppy and the ISO boot image includes a deployment tool; powering on the VM, by the monitor process, wherein the deployment tool is invoked upon the powering on; if an operating system (OS) ISO image has not yet been mounted on the virtual CD/DVD device for installation of the OS:
transmitting, by the deployment tool, a request that the operating system OS ISO image be mounted on the virtual CD/DVD device, wherein the request is transmitted via a communication channel between the VM and the hypervisor, andin response to the request, mounting, by the monitor process, the OS ISO image on the virtual CD/DVD device; and initiating, by the deployment tool, installation of the OS from the mounted OS ISO image. |
