Angad M Kamat

US Patent:

20120144390, Jun 7, 2012

Filed:

Dec 7, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/962458

Inventors:

Aaron Farmer - Seattle WA, US
Angad Kamat - Redmond WA, US
George E. Roussos - Seattle WA, US
Chad Richard Siefert - Seattle WA, US
Olga B. Ivanova - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

A computer-implemented technique significantly reduces the time required to configure software images deployed from a golden reference machine to destination machines. Time is saved by applying a priori knowledge of the configuration of the intended destination machines and omitting normally run configuration steps known to be non-essential or irrelevant to the destination machines. This technique is particularly advantageous when the destination machines are virtual machines, as time-consuming commands for configuring hardware on the destination machines can be avoided.