公开(公告)号：US09390286B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-12

申请号：US14340506

申请日：2014-07-24

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew David Ginzton ,  Matthew B. Eccleston ,  Srinivas Krishnamurti ,  Gerald C. Chen ,  Nick Michael Ryan

IPC: G06F12/14 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G06F21/6281 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F12/1408 ,  G06F21/121 ,  G06F21/602 ,  G06F2009/45587 ,  G06F2221/0704 ,  G06F2221/2107 ,  H04L63/0236

Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.

公开(公告)号：US10216961B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15008377

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew David Ginzton ,  Matthew B. Eccleston ,  Srinivas Krishnamurti ,  Gerald C. Chen ,  Nick Michael Ryan

IPC: G06F12/14 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.

公开(公告)号：US08812876B1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US13853766

申请日：2013-03-29

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew David Ginzton ,  Matthew B. Eccleston ,  Srinivas Krishnamurti ,  Gerald C. Chen ,  Nick Michael Ryan

IPC: G06F12/14 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G06F21/6281 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F12/1408 ,  G06F21/121 ,  G06F21/602 ,  G06F2009/45587 ,  G06F2221/0704 ,  G06F2221/2107 ,  H04L63/0236

Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.

Abstract translation: 管理员可以设置与虚拟机（VM）的操作有关的限制，虚拟化软件会强制执行这些限制。 可能存在与VM的一般使用有关的限制，例如可以使用VM的VM，可以使用VM以及可以在什么物理计算机上使用VM。 可能存在与修改VM的一般能力相关的类似限制，例如可能修改VM的人。 还可能存在与对VM进行什么修改有关的限制，例如VM是否可被修改以允许访问各种设备或其他资源。 还可能存在与VM的使用方式有关的限制，以及可能对VM做什么。 与VM相关的信息和对VM的操作的任何限制可以被加密，以阻止用户规避限制。

公开(公告)号：US11100253B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US16285160

申请日：2019-02-25

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew David Ginzton ,  Matthew B. Eccleston ,  Srinivas Krishnamurti ,  Gerald C. Chen ,  Nick Michael Ryan

IPC: G06F12/14 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.

公开(公告)号：US10956041B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US14528276

申请日：2014-10-30

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Nishant Yadav ,  Jesse Pool ,  Li Zheng ,  Gabriel Tarasuk-Levin ,  Nick Michael Ryan

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: To create a backup of a live (running) virtual machine, a backup agent may take a snapshot of the virtual machine, backup the virtual machine from the snapshot disk, and delete the snapshot. Deleting the snapshot initiates a snapshot consolidation process where delta disks of the virtual machine are collapsed. A virtual disk layer sets up a mirror driver between a current virtual disk and a target virtual disk. Data sectors of the delta disk are copied over to the target virtual disk in a single pass, while the mirror driver mirrors write request for the current virtual disk to the target virtual disk.

公开(公告)号：US20160350010A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-01

申请号：US14726598

申请日：2015-05-31

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Nick Michael Ryan ,  Petr Vandrovec ,  Asit Desai

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/455

CPC classification number: G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F2009/45579

Abstract: Examples provide input and output request block size compatibility. A storage filter converts input and output (IO) requests associated with a first data block size into modified IO requests compatible with a data storage organized in a second data block size where the first data block size is different than the first data block size. The storage filter translates read IO requests for a smaller block size into modified read requests for a data storage organized with a larger data block size. Write IO requests for smaller block size are converted into modified write IO requests for larger data block size data storage. The storage filter also converts read IO requests generated for larger block size into smaller block size read IO requests. Likewise, the storage filter also translates write IO requests corresponding to larger data block size into modified write IO requests of smaller block size.

Abstract translation: 示例提供输入和输出请求块大小兼容性。 存储过滤器将与第一数据块大小相关联的输入和输出（IO）请求转换为与第一数据块大小不同于第一数据块大小的第二数据块大小组织的数据存储兼容的修改的IO请求。 存储过滤器将用于较小块大小的读IO请求转换为以较大数据块大小组织的数据存储的修改读请求。 将较小块大小的IO请求转换为更大的数据块大小数据存储的写入IO请求。 存储过滤器还将为较大块大小生成的读IO请求转换为较小块大小的读IO请求。 同样，存储过滤器也将对应于较大数据块大小的写入IO请求转换为更小块大小的修改写入IO请求。