Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of pausing deployment of a pre-provisioned virtual machine. Deployment of a virtual machine on a computing system is initiated. The deployment of the virtual machine is paused, prior to execution of code that depends on a name of the virtual machine, to wait for receipt of user-specific setting(s) of the virtual machine. The deployment of the virtual machine is continued based at least in part on receipt of the user-specific setting(s). Continuing the deployment includes configuring the virtual machine to have at least one of the user-specific setting(s).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, method, and computer-readable media to enable saving and restoring virtual machines (VMs) in a way that reduces time associated with booting VMs and reducing expense of memory resources on a cloud computing system. The systems described herein involve loading or otherwise pre-booting pre-provisioned VMs on server nodes and saving VM states of the pre-provisioned VMs within an accessible storage volume. Responsive to a received customer request, the systems described herein can restore the pre-provisioned VM from the saved VM state by bringing the VM back to a running state (e.g., responsive to a customer request). The systems described herein facilitate aggressive VM deployment prediction at minimal expense to available processing resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, method, and computer-readable media to enable saving and restoring virtual machines (VMs) in a way that reduces time associated with booting VMs and reducing expense of memory resources on a cloud computing system. The systems described herein involve loading or otherwise pre-booting pre-provisioned VMs on server nodes and saving VM states of the pre-provisioned VMs within an accessible storage volume. Responsive to a received customer request, the systems described herein can restore the pre-provisioned VM from the saved VM state by bringing the VM back to a running state (e.g., responsive to a customer request). The systems described herein facilitate aggressive VM deployment prediction at minimal expense to available processing resources.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to virtual machines. In one example of the technology, data associated with a virtual machine configuration request is received. A first virtual machine to be reconfigured is provided. The first virtual machine is booted. The first virtual machine is a system virtual machine, the first virtual machine is re-provisioned into be reconfigured in accordance with the virtual machine configuration request without rebooting the first virtual machine.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of pausing deployment of a pre-provisioned virtual machine. Deployment of a virtual machine on a computing system is initiated. The deployment of the virtual machine is paused, prior to execution of code that depends on a name of the virtual machine, to wait for receipt of user-specific setting(s) of the virtual machine. The deployment of the virtual machine is continued based at least in part on receipt of the user-specific setting(s). Continuing the deployment includes configuring the virtual machine to have at least one of the user-specific setting(s).

Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to virtual machines. In one example of the technology, data associated with a virtual machine configuration request is received. A first virtual machine to be reconfigured is provided. The first virtual machine is booted. The first virtual machine is a system virtual machine, the first virtual machine is re-provisioned into be reconfigured in accordance with the virtual machine configuration request without rebooting the first virtual machine.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to virtual machines. In one example of the technology, a first virtual machine executing on a first virtual machine host is reconfigured without rebooting the first virtual machine. The reconfiguring includes controlling the following actions. At least one compute artifact of a plurality of compute artifacts is associated with a first user that is associated with the first virtual machine. At least one compute artifact of the plurality of compute artifacts is modified. A configuration is published to the first virtual machine host.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to virtual machines. In one example of the technology, data associated with a virtual machine configuration request is received. A first virtual machine to be reconfigured is provided. The first virtual machine is booted. The first virtual machine is a system virtual machine, the first virtual machine is re-provisioned into be reconfigured in accordance with the virtual machine configuration request without rebooting the first virtual machine.