公开(公告)号：US08983988B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13785794

申请日：2013-03-05

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Kiran Joshi ,  Sirishkumar Raghuram ,  Bich Cau Le ,  Gopala Suryanarayana

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F9/455

CPC classification number: G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F17/30194 ,  G06F2009/45579 ,  Y10S707/99933

Abstract: A method enables a central management service to operate on individual files within virtual disks associated with different virtual machines (VMs) running in one or more host computers that are each networked to a remote storage system. An IO request from a VM is received at a virtualization software layer on a host computer, wherein the IO request relates to a file stored in a virtual disk associated with the VM, and the file is individually stored in the remote storage system in accordance with a file system. The central management service is notified of the received IO request and uses the file system to access the file in the remote storage system to perform a management task on the file, and the IO request is then performed on the file by the virtualization software layer upon a notification of a successful completion of the management task.

Abstract translation: 一种方法使得中央管理服务可以在与每个联网到远程存储系统的一个或多个主机中运行的不同虚拟机（VM）相关联的虚拟磁盘内的各个文件上操作。 来自VM的IO请求在主计算机上的虚拟化软件层处被接收，其中IO请求涉及存储在与VM相关联的虚拟磁盘中的文件，并且文件被单独存储在远程存储系统中 文件系统 中央管理服务被通知接收到的IO请求，并使用文件系统访问远程存储系统中的文件，对文件执行管理任务，然后由虚拟化软件层对文件执行IO请求 通知成功完成管理任务。

公开(公告)号：US09311313B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-12

申请号：US14493680

申请日：2014-09-23

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Bich Cau Le ,  Dilip Khandekar ,  Sirishkumar Raghuram

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30076 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F17/30067 ,  G06F17/30123 ,  G06F17/30233 ,  G06F2009/45562

Abstract: A method for converting a disk of a physical computer into a virtual disk for use by a virtual machine is described. Contents of the disk of the physical computer are copied into an image file, wherein the image file has a different sector-by-sector organization of the contents than the disk but a logically equivalent file system organization. Hardware configuration information from the image file is then extracted, wherein the hardware configuration information relates to hardware of the physical computer and, based on a comparison of the extracted hardware configuration information and a virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine, hardware dependent files in the image file are replaced with substitute files that are compatible with the virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine.

Abstract translation: 描述用于将物理计算机的盘转换为虚拟盘以供虚拟机使用的方法。 物理计算机的磁盘的内容被复制到图像文件中，其中图像文件具有与磁盘不同的逐个扇区的内容组织，而是逻辑上等同的文件系统组织。 然后提取来自图像文件的硬件配置信息，其中硬件配置信息涉及物理计算机的硬件，并且基于提取的硬件配置信息和虚拟机的虚拟硬件配置的比较，在硬件依赖文件 图像文件替换为与虚拟机的虚拟硬件配置兼容的替代文件。

公开(公告)号：US08949817B1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US14010170

申请日：2013-08-26

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Bich Cau Le ,  Robert F. Deuel ,  Sirishkumar Raghuram ,  Yufeng Zheng

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/61

Abstract: In a method of updating software on a dormant disk, exposed files are accessed. The exposed files are exposed by mounting the dormant disk. The exposed files are scanned to determine the status of software residing on the dormant disk. The scanning is achieved without requiring booting of the dormant disk. It is determined whether an update is available for the software residing on the dormant disk.

Abstract translation: 在更新休眠磁盘上的软件的方法中，可以访问暴露的文件。 暴露的文件通过安装休眠磁盘来暴露。 扫描暴露的文件以确定驻留在休眠磁盘上的软件的状态。 扫描是在不需要启动休眠盘的情况下实现的。 确定是否有可用于驻留在休眠磁盘上的软件的更新。

公开(公告)号：US09940330B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US15096179

申请日：2016-04-11

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Bich Cau Le ,  Dilip Khandekar ,  Sirishkumar Raghuram

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30076 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F17/30067 ,  G06F17/30123 ,  G06F17/30233 ,  G06F2009/45562

Abstract: A method for converting a disk of a physical computer into a virtual disk for use by a virtual machine is described. Contents of the disk of the physical computer are copied into an image file, wherein the image file has a different sector-by-sector organization of the contents than the disk but a logically equivalent file system organization. Hardware configuration information from the image file is then extracted, wherein the hardware configuration information relates to hardware of the physical computer and, based on a comparison of the extracted hardware configuration information and a virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine, hardware-dependent files in the image file are replaced with substitute files that are compatible with the virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine.