METHOD OF EXTENDING SERVER-BASED DESKTOP VIRTUAL MACHINE ARCHITECTURE TO CLIENT MACHINES AND MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM

摘要

FIELD: information technology.;SUBSTANCE: user desktop is remotely accessed from a client system. The remote desktop is generated by a first virtual machine running on a server system, which may comprise one or more server computers. During execution of the first virtual machine, records to a corresponding virtual disk are directed to a delta disk file or redo log. A copy of the virtual disk is created on the client system. When a user decides to "check out" his or her desktop, the first virtual machine is terminated and a copy of the delta disk is created in the client system. Once the delta disk is created in the client system, a second virtual machine can be started on the client system using the virtual disk and delta disk to provide local access to the user's desktop at the client system. This allows the user to then access his or her desktop without being connected to a network.;EFFECT: providing access to server resources.;26 cl, 8 dwg