公开(公告)号：US11650804B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17744504

申请日：2022-05-13

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Anjaneya Prasad Gondi ,  Mukund Gunti ,  Alok Kumar Sinha ,  Nikitha Kandru ,  Yuedong Mu ,  Aravinda Haryadi

IPC: G06F8/61 ,  G06F9/455

CPC classification number: G06F8/63 ,  G06F9/45529

Abstract: A method of validating a desired image of a virtualization software and a firmware package to be installed in a host against a hardware compatibility list (HCL) includes: acquiring a bill of materials for the host that lists hardware devices of the host; for each of the hardware devices, searching for firmware and a driver thereof in the HCL; for each driver included in the desired image that corresponds to one of the hardware devices, determining whether or not the driver is compatible according to the HCL; for each firmware included in the firmware package that corresponds to one of the hardware devices, determining whether or not the firmware is compatible according to the HCL; and validating the desired image of the virtualization software and the firmware package to be installed in the host if each of the hardware devices has a compatible driver and a compatible firmware.

公开(公告)号：US11340881B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US17033987

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: VMWARE, INC.

Inventor： Anjaneya Prasad Gondi ,  Mukund Gunti ,  Alok Kumar Sinha ,  Nikitha Kandru ,  Yuedong Mu ,  Aravinda Haryadi

IPC: G06F8/61 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: A method of validating a desired image of a virtualization software and a firmware package to be installed in a plurality of hosts against a hardware compatibility list (HCL) includes: acquiring hardware inventory of the hosts to determine hardware devices installed therein; for each of the hardware devices, searching for firmware and driver thereof in the HCL; for each driver included in the desired image that corresponds to one of the hardware devices, determining whether or not the driver is compatible according to the HCL; for each firmware included in the firmware package that corresponds to one of the hardware devices, determining whether or not the firmware is compatible according to the HCL; and validating the desired image of the virtualization software and the firmware package to be installed in the hosts if each of the hardware device has a compatible driver and a compatible firmware.