Method, apparatus and system for instructing a virtual...

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac – Virtual machine task or process management

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C718S104000, C719S313000, C719S321000, C719S322000

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07546599

ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus and system for a virtual machine to issue an instruction to a virtual device, such virtual device being monitored by a management core of a virtual machine monitor. The virtual machine may instruct the virtual device to enter into for example a chat mode, a statistic mode, a file transfer mode or to execute or perform other functions. A management core of a virtual machine monitor may for example collect, channel, route or direct such instructions to a host, one or more other virtual machines or other components in a host network.

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