Junaid D Qurashi

US Patent:

8555274, Oct 8, 2013

Filed:

Mar 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/395012

Inventors:

Puneet Chawla - Sunnyvale CA, US
Jennifer-Ann M. Anderson - Palo Alto CA, US
Gerald C. Chen - Palo Alto CA, US
Junaid Qurashi - Los Altos CA, US
Patrick Lin - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

VMware, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/46

US Classification:

718 1, 718104

Abstract:

A plurality of virtual machines (VMs) is established and maintained by virtualization software on one or more physical servers. Desktop management software operates to provide the VMs to remote users as virtualized desktops. The desktop management software includes a connection broker, that allows a remote user to select a type of virtualized desktop and initiate a desktop session. The desktop management software further includes lease management functionality, that ensures users are provided access to a particular virtualized desktop for only a fixed period of time. In addition, the desktop management software provides an administrative console, which allows an administrator to set various parameters, including QoS parameters, and parameters specifying the resources allocated to each user. The desktop management software interacts with lower level software to provide load-balancing functionality, that adjusts the resources provided to each VM based on the needs of the VM. The load-balancing functionality also ensures that QoS parameters are met, and that the parameters specifying the maximum resources allocated to each user are not exceeded.

US Patent:

8141075, Mar 20, 2012

Filed:

May 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/430683

Inventors:

Puneet Chawla - Sunnyvale CA, US
Jennifer-Ann M. Anderson - Palo Alto CA, US
Gerald C. Chen - Palo Alto CA, US
Junaid Qurashi - Los Altos CA, US
Patrick Lin - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

VMware, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

A plurality of virtual machines (VMs) is established and maintained by virtualization software on one or more physical servers. Desktop management software operates to provide the VMs to remote users as virtualized desktops. The desktop management software includes a rule engine that can be used to automate the policies of the organization. The rule engine manages the data center by controlling virtual infrastructure operations, such as power-on, power-off, suspension, and migration operations. The rule engine uses an event-condition-action paradigm, wherein an event causes a virtual infrastructure operation, possibly contingent on a condition. The rule engine provides for time-based scheduling of events in addition to system-based operations, which are triggered by events such as user logon and user logoff. The rule engine may also include the ability to automate the process of changing the properties of the virtual machines in a timely fashion.