11-07-2013 дата публикации
Номер: US20130179879A1
Принадлежит:
VMWARE, INC.
Embodiments provide a system including a first host computing device that includes a first virtual machine (VM) and a first application. The system also includes a second host computing device including a virtualization software layer, a second VM, and an auto-discovery service at least partially instantiated within the virtualization software layer. The auto-discovery service is configured to receive a message and an auto-discovery packet from a second application executing on the second VM. The auto-discovery service inserts an option into the auto-discovery packet, and transmits the auto-discovery packet to the first application. The option in the auto-discovery packet includes the message received from the second application. 1. A system comprising:a first host computing device comprising a first virtual machine (VM) and a first application executing on the first VM; and a virtualization software layer;', 'a second VM, wherein a second application is executing within the second VM; and', receive a message from the second application;', 'receive an auto-discovery packet from the second application;', 'insert an option into the auto-discovery packet, wherein the option includes the message received from the second application; and', 'transmit the auto-discovery packet to the first application., 'an auto-discovery service at least partially instantiated within the virtualization software layer and communicatively coupled to the second VM, wherein the auto-discovery service is configured to], 'a second host computing device communicatively coupled to the first host computing device to form a network, the second host computing device comprising2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the message includes an internet protocol (IP) address of the second application.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the auto-discovery service is further configured to register a callback function of the second application with the auto-discovery service.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ...
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