公开(公告)号：US20230376312A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18317688

申请日：2023-05-15

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jason A. Lochhead ,  Raj Yavatkar ,  Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala

IPC: G06F9/00 ,  H04L41/0893

CPC classification number: G06F9/00 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L67/10

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to deploy workload domains in virtual server racks are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a policy manager to determine an availability option and a performance option of the workload domain based on a domain type and determine capacity options based on a user selection of the availability option and a user selection of the performance option by a first user, a deployment manager to identify first ones of a plurality of computing resources to form a placement solution for the workload domain based on the user selection of the availability and performance options, and based on a user selection of one of the determined capacity options by the first user, the plurality of computing resources stored in a resource database accessible by the first user and a second user, and a resource manager to reserve the first ones of the plurality of computing resources to deploy the workload domain for the first user.

公开(公告)号：US11190440B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US15875744

申请日：2018-01-19

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Raja Kommula ,  Raj Yavatkar ,  Thayumanavan Sridhar

IPC: H04L12/709 ,  H04L12/751 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: An example apparatus to manage network resources includes a link aggregator to: aggregate a first plurality of physical network interface cards to create a first link aggregated group, the first link aggregated group corresponding to a first virtual network interface card; and aggregate a second plurality of physical network interface cards to create a second link aggregated group, the second link aggregated group corresponding to a second virtual network interface card; and a link manager to: connect the first link aggregated group between a first distributed virtual port and a first top-of-rack switch; connect the second link aggregated group between a second distributed virtual port and a second top-of-rack switch; and remove an invalid connection between the first plurality of physical network interface cards and the second top-of-rack switch.

公开(公告)号：US10333867B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15665141

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Raja Kommula ,  Thayumanavan Sridhar ,  Raj Yavatkar

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04L12/803 ,  H04L12/861

Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems manage network interface controllers (NICs) to determine when NICs within a host operating in active-passive mode can operate in an active-active mode. A host sends probe messages from a first NIC of the host to determine whether a second NIC of the host receives the probe messages. When the second NIC does not receive probe messages, the NICs within the host can operate in an active-active mode.

公开(公告)号：US10097620B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-09

申请号：US14796826

申请日：2015-07-10

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Raj Yavatkar ,  Sreekantha Indireddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala

IPC: H04L12/911 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F9/50 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L12/26

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provision a workload in a virtual server rack deployment are disclosed. An example method includes determining, via a first resource manager executing on a processor, parameters of a request for allocating resources of a virtual server rack for performing a workload, determining logical computing resources to be utilized for performing the workload based on the parameters, determining first physical computing resources installed in a first physical rack and second physical computing resources installed in a second physical rack included in the virtual server rack to perform the determined logical computing resources, and instructing a first centralized manager of virtual hosts to provision the first physical computing resources into the logical computing resources to allocate the logical computing resources for performing the workload.

公开(公告)号：US20170054603A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15198914

申请日：2016-06-30

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Rahul Kulkarni ,  Vishnu Mohan Sekhar ,  Mukund Gunti ,  Raj Yavatkar ,  Donald Newell ,  Thayumanavan Sridhar

IPC: H04L12/24

CPC classification number: H04L41/12 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  H04L41/0893

Abstract: Hardware management systems for disaggregated rack architectures in virtual server rack deployments are disclosed herein. An example apparatus to manage disaggregated physical hardware resources in a physical rack includes a hardware management system to discover disaggregated physical hardware resources in the physical rack and generate a listing of the disaggregated physical hardware resources, and a physical resource manager to generate a composed resource based on resources from the listing of the disaggregated physical hardware resources, the hardware management system to manage the composed resource.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了用于虚拟服务器机架部署中的分解机架结构的硬件管理系统。 用于管理物理机架中分解的物理硬件资源的示例性设备包括硬件管理系统，用于发现物理机架中的分解的物理硬件资源，并生成分解的物理硬件资源的列表，以及物理资源管理器，以生成基于组合的资源 对资源的分类列出物理硬件资源，硬件管理系统来管理组合资源。

公开(公告)号：US11675585B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17581157

申请日：2022-01-21

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jason A. Lochhead ,  Raj Yavatkar ,  Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  G06F9/00 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L67/10

CPC classification number: G06F9/00 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L67/10

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to deploy workload domains in virtual server racks are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a policy manager to determine an availability option and a performance option of the workload domain based on a domain type and determine capacity options based on a user selection of the availability option and a user selection of the performance option by a first user, a deployment manager to identify first ones of a plurality of computing resources to form a placement solution for the workload domain based on the user selection of the availability and performance options, and based on a user selection of one of the determined capacity options by the first user, the plurality of computing resources stored in a resource database accessible by the first user and a second user, and a resource manager to reserve the first ones of the plurality of computing resources to deploy the workload domain for the first user.

公开(公告)号：US20220147350A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17581157

申请日：2022-01-21

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jason A. Lochhead ,  Raj Yavatkar ,  Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala

IPC: G06F9/00 ,  H04L41/0893

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to deploy workload domains in virtual server racks are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a policy manager to determine an availability option and a performance option of the workload domain based on a domain type and determine capacity options based on a user selection of the availability option and a user selection of the performance option by a first user, a deployment manager to identify first ones of a plurality of computing resources to form a placement solution for the workload domain based on the user selection of the availability and performance options, and based on a user selection of one of the determined capacity options by the first user, the plurality of computing resources stored in a resource database accessible by the first user and a second user, and a resource manager to reserve the first ones of the plurality of computing resources to deploy the workload domain for the first user.

公开(公告)号：US11263006B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US15280348

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jason A. Lochhead ,  Raj Yavatkar ,  Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  G06F9/00 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L67/10

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to deploy workload domains in virtual server racks are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a policy manager to determine an availability option and a performance option of the workload domain based on a domain type and determine capacity options based on a user selection of the availability option and a user selection of the performance option by a first user, a deployment manager to identify first ones of a plurality of computing resources to form a placement solution for the workload domain based on the user selection of the availability and performance options, and based on a user selection of one of the determined capacity options by the first user, the plurality of computing resources stored in a resource database accessible by the first user and a second user, and a resource manager to reserve the first ones of the plurality of computing resources to deploy the workload domain for the first user.

公开(公告)号：US10756967B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US15655632

申请日：2017-07-20

Applicant: VMware Inc.

Inventor： Raja Kommula ,  Raj Yavatkar ,  Priyanka Tembey

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L12/707 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L12/725 ,  H04L12/703 ,  H04L12/805 ,  H04L12/751 ,  H04L12/931

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to configure switches of a virtual rack are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a hardware switch implementing a virtual switch on a virtual communication network, a packet analyzer to analyze a packet captured at the hardware switch, the packet analyzer to determine whether the packet is indicative of a packet flow issue corresponding to a negative effect on transfer of one or more packet flows on the virtual communication network, an issue handler to, in response to the determination by the packet analyzer, determine a modification to a configuration of the hardware switch based on a configuration of the virtual configuration network, and a hardware configuration agent to modify the configuration of the hardware switch based on the modification determined by the issue handler.

公开(公告)号：US10673761B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15720684

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Raja Kommula ,  Raj Yavatkar ,  Thayumanavan Sridhar

IPC: H04L12/803 ,  H04L12/721 ,  H04L12/713 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L12/813 ,  H04L12/729 ,  H04L12/743

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to optimize or otherwise improve packet flow among virtualized servers are disclosed and described. An example apparatus includes a load balance list generator to identify abstracted network resources in a virtualized network based on a utilization status parameter of the abstracted network resources, generate a load balance list including the identified abstracted network resources, the load balance list including a number of the abstracted network resources satisfying a threshold, and generate a network routing configuration for data packets in the virtualized network based on the generated load balance list. The example apparatus further includes a policy adjustor to adjust a policy of a physical hardware resource corresponding to one of the one or more abstracted network resources based on the network routing configuration to distribute a packet flow among the abstracted network resources.