METHODS, HARDWARE PRODUCTS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPLEMENTING INTROSPECTION DATA COMPARISON UTILIZING HYPERVISOR GUEST INTROSPECTION DATA

摘要

Introspection data comparison is implemented utilizing hypervisor guest introspection data. A hypervisor shim on a hypervisor is used to construct one or more workload management components that are independent from a participating pool member of a pool comprising a guest having a guest memory and a guest operating system. The hypervisor collects a first set of data. The guest sends a second set of data comprising guest memory data from the guest memory. The first set of data is compared with the second set of data to detect at least one of a potential security intrusion or an anomalous deviation between the first set of data and the second set of data. A policy manager takes action based upon a result of the comparison of the first and second sets of data.