公开(公告)号：US20170010913A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15272385

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Sreekantha Indireddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala ,  Bhavin Mathia

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/50

CPC classification number: G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F16/24 ,  G06F17/30386 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes determining that a deployment of a first virtual machine has halted because the first virtual machine is dependent on a second virtual machine that has not been fully deployed and in response to detecting that the second virtual machine has been deployed, notifying, via a processor, the first virtual machine that deployment of the first virtual machine may continue.

Abstract translation: 公开了管理虚拟机的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括确定第一虚拟机的部署已停止，因为第一虚拟机依赖于尚未完全部署的第二虚拟机，并且响应于检测到已经部署了第二虚拟机，通知通过 处理器，第一虚拟机的部署可以继续的第一个虚拟机。

公开(公告)号：US09361336B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-07

申请号：US14315299

申请日：2014-06-25

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Sreekantha Indireddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala ,  Bhavin Mathia

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F17/30386 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes deploying a virtual machine, storing deployment information about the virtual machine, including an associated workload, in a database, retrieving configuration information, including the deployment information from the database, and displaying, via a processor, the configuration information including an indication that the virtual machine is associated with other virtual machines that are associated with the workload.

Abstract translation: 公开了管理虚拟机的方法和装置。 一个示例性方法包括部署虚拟机，在数据库中存储关于虚拟机的部署信息，包括关联的工作负载，从数据库中检索包括部署信息的配置信息，以及经由处理器显示配置信息，该配置信息包括 指示虚拟机与与工作负载相关联的其他虚拟机关联。

公开(公告)号：US09336266B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-10

申请号：US14315300

申请日：2014-06-25

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Sreekantha Indireddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala ,  Bhavin Mathia

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F17/30386 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes storing an indication that a first system resource is associated with a first service level, storing an indication that a second system resource is associated with a second service level, during deployment of a virtual machine, determining that the virtual machine is associated with the first service level, and in response to the determining, deploying the virtual machine utilizing the first resource.

Abstract translation: 公开了管理虚拟机的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括在部署虚拟机期间存储第一系统资源与第一服务级别相关联的指示，存储第二系统资源与第二服务级别相关联的指示，确定虚拟机相关联 具有第一服务级别，并且响应于确定，利用第一资源部署虚拟机。

公开(公告)号：US20150106807A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-16

申请号：US14315297

申请日：2014-06-25

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Sreekantha Indireddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala ,  Bhavin Mathia

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/455

CPC classification number: G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F17/30386 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes determining that a deployment of a first virtual machine has halted because the first virtual machine is dependent on a parameter of a second virtual machine, detecting that the second virtual machine has been deployed and has caused configuration information to be stored in a repository, retrieving, via a processor, the configuration information, including the parameter, from the repository, and transmitting, via the processor, the parameter to the first virtual machine to cause the first virtual machine to resume deployment.

Abstract translation: 公开了管理虚拟机的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括确定第一虚拟机的部署已经停止，因为第一虚拟机依赖于第二虚拟机的参数，检测到第二虚拟机已被部署并且使配置信息被存储在 存储库，通过处理器从存储库检索包括参数的配置信息，以及经由处理器将参数发送到第一虚拟机以使第一虚拟机恢复部署。

公开(公告)号：US20150106806A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-16

申请号：US14315296

申请日：2014-06-25

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Thirumalesh Reddy ,  Sreekantha Indireddy ,  Shreekanth Ankala ,  Bhavin Mathia

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/455

CPC classification number: G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F17/30386 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes determining that a deployment of a first virtual machine has halted because the first virtual machine is dependent on a second virtual machine that has not been fully deployed and in response to detecting that the second virtual machine has been deployed, notifying, via a processor, the first virtual machine that deployment of the first virtual machine may continue.

Abstract translation: 公开了管理虚拟机的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括确定第一虚拟机的部署已经停止，因为第一虚拟机依赖于尚未完全部署的第二虚拟机，并且响应于检测到已经部署了第二虚拟机，通知经由 处理器，第一虚拟机的部署可以继续的第一个虚拟机。

公开(公告)号：US10313479B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15280334

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

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

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/911

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage workload domains in virtual server racks are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a policy enforcer to evaluate whether capacities of the plurality of workload domains comply with policy capacity levels of respective user-defined policies for the plurality of workload domains, and a resource manager to, when a first workload domain has a first quantity of resources that exceeds a first policy capacity level of a first user-defined policy, identify a second workload domain requesting a second quantity of resources, when the second quantity of resources is equal to the first quantity of resources, allocate the first quantity of resources from the first workload domain to the second workload domain to satisfy the first policy capacity level, when the second quantity of resources is less than the first quantity of resources, allocate the second quantity of resources from the first workload domain to the second workload domain, and de-allocate remaining resources from the first workload domain to a shared resource pool to satisfy the first policy capacity level.

公开(公告)号：US10044795B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US14752699

申请日：2015-06-26

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

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

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

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for rack deployments for virtual computing environments are disclosed. An example method includes retrieving, from a repository remote from a system integrator, a software image to be deployed on a processing unit installed in a server rack, in response to receiving a dynamic host configuration protocol request from a processing unit at a virtual imaging appliance, detecting the processing unit and transmitting a network address to the processing unit to be utilized by the processing unit, transmitting the software image from the virtual imaging appliance to the network address assigned to the processing unit, and transmitting a hardware management system software image from the virtual imaging appliance to a network switch installed in the server rack to cause a hardware management system to be installed in the server rack.

公开(公告)号：US20170149931A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US15280334

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

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

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/911

CPC classification number: H04L67/327 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/5006 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5096 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/16

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage workload domains in virtual server racks are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a policy enforcer to evaluate whether capacities of the plurality of workload domains comply with policy capacity levels of respective user-defined policies for the plurality of workload domains, and a resource manager to, when a first workload domain has a first quantity of resources that exceeds a first policy capacity level of a first user-defined policy, identify a second workload domain requesting a second quantity of resources, when the second quantity of resources is equal to the first quantity of resources, allocate the first quantity of resources from the first workload domain to the second workload domain to satisfy the first policy capacity level, when the second quantity of resources is less than the first quantity of resources, allocate the second quantity of resources from the first workload domain to the second workload domain, and de-allocate remaining resources from the first workload domain to a shared resource pool to satisfy the first policy capacity level.

公开(公告)号：US20160014039A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-14

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 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L67/10 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F9/4408 ,  G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F2009/45595 ,  H04L12/4675 ,  H04L41/0266 ,  H04L41/048 ,  H04L41/0681 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/082 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5025 ,  H04L41/5038 ,  H04L41/5054 ,  H04L41/5096 ,  H04L43/065 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/0876 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/822 ,  H04L61/2015 ,  H04L61/2076 ,  H04L67/38

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.

Abstract translation: 公开了在虚拟服务器机架部署中提供工作负载的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括：经由在处理器上执行的第一资源管理器确定用于分配用于执行工作负载的虚拟服务器机架的资源的请求的参数，基于参数来确定要用于执行工作负载的逻辑计算资源，确定 安装在第一物理机架中的第一物理计算资源和安装在虚拟服务器机架中的第二物理机架中的第二物理计算资源，以执行确定的逻辑计算资源，并且指示虚拟主机的第一集中管理器提供第一物理计算 将资源转化为逻辑计算资源，以分配用于执行工作负载的逻辑计算资源。

公开(公告)号：US20160011900A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-14

申请号：US14788210

申请日：2015-06-30

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

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

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04L12/46

CPC classification number: H04L67/10 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F9/4408 ,  G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F2009/45595 ,  H04L12/4675 ,  H04L41/0266 ,  H04L41/048 ,  H04L41/0681 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/082 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5025 ,  H04L41/5038 ,  H04L41/5054 ,  H04L41/5096 ,  H04L43/065 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/0876 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/822 ,  H04L61/2015 ,  H04L61/2076 ,  H04L67/38

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to transfer physical hardware resources between virtual rack domains in a virtualized server rack are disclosed. An example method includes determining, using a processor, a subset of candidate hosts that includes a host capacity that meets a first threshold, the candidate hosts belonging to a first virtual rack domain; determining, using the processor, whether the first virtual rack domain will meet an operating requirement of the first virtual rack domain if the subset of the candidate hosts is removed from the first virtual rack domain; and when the first virtual rack domain will meet the operating requirement if the subset of the candidate hosts is removed from the first virtual rack domain, transferring the subset of the candidate hosts from the first virtual rack domain to a second virtual rack domain.

Abstract translation: 公开了在虚拟化服务器机架中的虚拟机架域之间传送物理硬件资源的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括：使用处理器确定包括满足第一阈值的主机容量的候选主机的子集，属于第一虚拟机架域的候选主机; 如果从所述第一虚拟机架域中移除所述候选主机的子集，则使用所述处理器来确定所述第一虚拟机架域是否将满足所述第一虚拟机架域的操作要求; 以及当所述候选主机的子集从所述第一虚拟机架域中移除时，当所述第一虚拟机架域将满足所述操作需求时，将所述候选主机的子集从所述第一虚拟机架域传送到第二虚拟机架域。