Christopher Lee Devine

US Patent:

20120324212, Dec 20, 2012

Filed:

Jun 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/162430

Inventors:

Daniel Kerry HILTGEN - Los Altos CA, US
Olivier Alain CREMEL - Palo Alto CA, US
Christopher Patrick DEVINE - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

VMWARE, INC. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/00

US Classification:

713 2

Abstract:

An image of system software is installed by loading an executable image of the system software using a boot loader, where the executable image includes a kernel and a plurality of files used by the kernel. The kernel of the system software is executed to generate the image of the system software that includes a copy of the kernel. Generating the image of the system software involves the steps of generating a plurality of pointers that each point to a different one of the files, retrieving the files using the pointers, and storing a copy of the kernel and the files in a storage device from which the system software is to be booted as the image of the system software.

US Patent:

20130055247, Feb 28, 2013

Filed:

Aug 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/219479

Inventors:

Daniel Kerry HILTGEN - Los Altos CA, US
Christopher Patrick DEVINE - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

VMWARE, INC. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

An approach to managing software components in a datacenter having virtualized components includes maintaining a suitable data construct for representing the virtualized elements. In embodiments, virtualized elements include knowledge relating to instantiations of virtual machines. Management of software components includes traversing a data representation of the datacenter, and assessing the compatibility of the software component with components in the datacenter that relate to the target of the software component.

US Patent:

20160026474, Jan 28, 2016

Filed:

Oct 6, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/876751

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Olivier A. Cremel - Los Altos CA, US
Christopher P. Devine - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

VMware, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 12/08
G06F 9/445

Abstract:

An image of system software is installed by loading an executable image of the system software using a boot loader, where the executable image includes a kernel and a plurality of files used by the kernel. The kernel of the system software is executed to generate the image of the system software that includes a copy of the kernel. Generating the image of the system software involves the steps of generating a plurality of pointers that each point to a different one of the files, retrieving the files using the pointers, and storing a copy of the kernel and the files in a storage device from which the system software is to be booted as the image of the system software.

US Patent:

20150205596, Jul 23, 2015

Filed:

Nov 25, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/554015

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Christopher P. DEVINE - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/445

Abstract:

An approach to managing software components in a datacenter having virtualized components includes maintaining a suitable data construct for representing the virtualized elements. In embodiments, virtualized elements include knowledge relating to instantiations of virtual machines. Management of software components includes traversing a data representation of the datacenter, and assessing the compatibility of the software component with components in the datacenter that relate to the target of the software component.