Natalia V Varava

US Patent:

20070260831, Nov 8, 2007

Filed:

May 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/430676

Inventors:

Michael Michael - Redmond WA, US
William Scheidel - Sammamish WA, US
Benjamin Leis - Seattle WA, US
Karan Mehra - Sammamish WA, US
Natalia Varava - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 12/16

US Classification:

711162000

Abstract:

Physical (or prior virtual) machine volumes can be converted to virtual machines at a virtual machine host while the physical machines are running. In one implementation, a volume shadow copy service can be used to create an application (and/or file system)-consistent snapshot of one or more physical machine volumes while the one or more volumes are running. The snapshot data can then be transferred to a mounted virtual hard disk file (dynamic or fixed) at a virtual machine host. Operational information (e.g., boot record, system registry, drivers, devices, configuration preferences, etc.) associated with the virtual hard disk file and the operating system(s) within the virtual machine can then be modified as appropriate to ensure that the corresponding virtual machine is bootable and functional at the virtual machine host. The virtual hard disk file can then be un-mounted, and used as a new virtual machine.

US Patent:

20140376560, Dec 25, 2014

Filed:

Jun 24, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/925551

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Karthikeyan Nenmeli Ravichandran - Bellevue WA, US
Natalia Valeryevna Varava - Bellevue WA, US
Gregory M. Cusanza - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/947

US Classification:

370401

Abstract:

Configuring third party solutions to operate with virtual machines and virtual switches in a distributed network environment. The method includes receiving information at a logical switch about third party solutions in a distributed network. The method further includes receiving information at the logical switch about requirements for virtual components of the distributed network. The method further includes the logical switch automatically configuring third party solutions in the distributed network to meet the requirements for the virtual components of the distributed network.

US Patent:

20140359091, Dec 4, 2014

Filed:

Jun 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/920884

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Uladzimir V. Raikou - Kirkland WA, US
Natalia Valeryevna Varava - Bellevue WA, US
Gregory M. Cusanza - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24

US Classification:

709221

Abstract:

Improving a distributed network environment. A method includes determining physical element properties of physical elements in a virtualized network topology. The method further includes determining gateway placement on a first physical element of the virtualized network topology. The method further includes determining utilization of physical elements in the virtualized network topology. Based on the physical element properties, gateway placement, and utilization of physical elements in the virtualized network topology, the method further includes determining an improved virtualized network topology to improve use of physical elements in the virtualized network topology

US Patent:

20140109087, Apr 17, 2014

Filed:

Oct 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/653771

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Hector Linares - Bellevue WA, US
Natalia Varava - Bellevue WA, US
Erwien E. Saputra - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

A virtual machine manager that provisions of virtual machines on hosts that share a tenant store. Virtual machines can be provisioned using an arraying subsystem of the tenant store without having to actually physically copy all of the operating system files for each virtual machine. Instead, the arraying subsystem virtually copies the operating system files by generating virtual operating system containers that point to a master operating system container that actually contains operating system content in the tenant store. To increase the limit on the number of virtual operating system containers that can be virtually copied from a master operating system container, the master operating system container may itself by physically, rather than virtually copied. Then, virtual operating system containers may be virtually copied from any of the master operating system containers that contain the same operating system content.