System and method for offline updation of software in virtual machine (VM) images

摘要

System and method for offline management of software in VM images are described. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining updation-related information from the software application and an operating system in which the software application runs while the software application is in an online mode, writing the updation-related information to a first set of files of a virtual machine (VM) image while the software application is in the online mode, reading the updation-related information from the first set of files of the VM image while the software application is in an offline mode; using the read updation-related information to update the software application while the software application is in the offline mode; and writing post-updation files to a second set of files of the VM image using the updation-related information read from the first set of files while the software application is in the offline mode.