VMware, Inc.
Providing application versions via delta volumes

Abstract:

Described herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance the management of different versions of an application for a computing environment. In one implementation, a computing environment may identify a request to update an application from a first version to a second version on a virtual machine. In response to the request, one or more storage volumes may be identified that are associated with the second version of the application, wherein the one or more additional storage volumes comprise one or more delta volumes Once the one or more storage volumes are identified, the computing environment may attach the one or more storage volumes to the virtual machine to make the second version of the application executable on the virtual machine.