公开(公告)号：US20230221977A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US17574453

申请日：2022-01-12

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Krits ,  Pavan Narasimhaprasad ,  Li Zheng ,  Ali Reza Alibhai ,  Arunachalam Ramanathan ,  Sampath Kumar Kilaparthi ,  Nathan Lyle Prziborowski

IPC: G06F9/455

CPC classification number: G06F9/45558 ,  G06F2009/45595 ,  G06F2009/45562

Abstract: In one set of embodiments, during an initial pre-copying phase, copies of the virtual disks of a VM or VM template can be distributed across one or more datastores, prior to the start of any cloning. This effectively seeds each datastore with a disk pool comprising a certain number of copies of the VM/VM template's virtual disks. Then, at the time of receiving a user request to create k clones from the VM/VM template, up to k copies of the VM/VM template's virtual disks that already reside in the disk pools of one or more target datastores can be moved from those disk pools to the clones' home folders on the target datastores, thereby reducing or eliminating the need to create brand new copies of the virtual disks on demand.

公开(公告)号：US11595464B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US17384362

申请日：2021-07-23

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Arunachalam Ramanathan ,  Nathan L. Prziborowski ,  Anupama Chandwani ,  Yanlei Zhao ,  Li Zheng ,  Alexander Krits ,  Pavan Narasimhaprasad ,  Gabriel Tarasuk-Levin

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  H04L67/06 ,  G06F16/11 ,  H04L67/00 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: A method of migrating a network file copy (NFC) operation from a first host computing device to a second host computing device includes the steps of: transmitting a first request to the first host computing device to execute the NFC operation, wherein the NFC operation comprises transferring data from a shared datastore to another datastore; after transmitting the first request, selecting the second host computing device to complete the NFC operation in place of the first host computing device, and transmitting a second request to the first host computing device to stop executing the NFC operation; after transmitting the second request, detecting a message indicating that the first host computing device completed the copying of a first portion of the data; and in response to the detection of the message, transmitting a third request to the second host computing device to perform the remainder of the NFC operation.

公开(公告)号：US20240143359A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US17974429

申请日：2022-10-26

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Arunesh Kumar Pandey ,  Alexander Krits ,  Sahan Bamunavita Gamage ,  Derek William Beard

IPC: G06F9/455

CPC classification number: G06F9/45545 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F2009/45583 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and software to deploy instant guest clusters in a computing environment. In one example, a host is configured to initiate startup operations of a first virtual machine and stop the startup operations prior to performing guest customization operations. The host is further configured to, in response to a request for a second virtual machine, initiate the second virtual machine as an instant clone of the first virtual machine and execute the guest customization operations for the second virtual machine based on metadata provided for the second virtual machine, wherein the metadata provides configuration information for the second virtual machine.