Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Managing lifecycle of solutions in virtualization software installed in a cluster of hosts
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Application No.: US17116466Application Date: 2020-12-09
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Publication No.: US11435996B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Aravinda Haryadi , Mukund Gunti
- Applicant: VMware, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: VMware, Inc.
- Current Assignee: VMware, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Kim & Stewart LLP
- Main IPC: G06F8/61
- IPC: G06F8/61 ; G06F8/65 ; G06F8/71 ; G06F9/455
Abstract:
A method of installing an image of a virtualization software in a cluster of hosts includes: in response to a user input, generating a software specification that specifies a base image of the virtualization software and a solution to be enabled; retrieving metadata of the base image, metadata of the solution, and a constraint of the solution; generating a desired image of the virtualization software based on the metadata of the base image and the metadata of the solution in accordance with the constraint; and instructing each host in the duster to install the desired image of the virtualization software.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220179632A1 MANAGING LIFECYCLE OF SOLUTIONS IN VIRTUALIZATION SOFTWARE INSTALLED IN A CLUSTER OF HOSTS Public/Granted day:2022-06-09
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