A cache-based system management architecture named “the Collective” automates system management and supports mobile computing. The Collective manages systems by manipulating virtual appliances, each encapsulating a system state. A virtual appliance (VA) may comprise a virtual network of VAs. Distributed...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7373451?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7373451 - Cache-based system management architecture with virtual appliances, network repositories, and virtual appliance transceivers
Cache-based system management architecture with virtual appliances, network ...