US 12,229,580 B2
Deploying virtual machines to a virtualization management environment using an agent to obtain remote virtual machine templates
Linwood W. Zoller, IV, Lexington, KY (US); Daniel E. Cummins, Hudson, NH (US); and David Jensen, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/719,677.
Prior Publication US 2023/0333869 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 9/455 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 9/45558 (2013.01) [G06F 2009/45562 (2013.01); G06F 2009/4557 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
in response to receiving, by an agent component executing in a virtualization management server, a request to deploy a virtual machine and a storage location of a template for the virtual machine, the agent component performing the following steps:
obtaining the template for the virtual machine from one or more of an orchestration engine and a remote data source identified by the storage location; and
replicating the obtained template for the virtual machine to create the virtual machine;
wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.