Michael A Hines

Address:

1508 Hard Scrabble Rd, Columbia, SC 29203

Phone:

(347)9778778

VIN:

2C3CDYAGXCH269302

Make:

DODGE

Model:

CHALLENGER

Year:

2012

US Patent:

20140047438, Feb 13, 2014

Filed:

Aug 10, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/572104

Inventors:

Dilma M. Da silva - White Plains NY, US
Michael R. Hines - Ossining NY, US
Kyung D. Ryu - New City NY, US
Marcio A. Silva - Mahopac NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

System and method and computer program product implemented for a cloud computing infrastructure that allows a hypervisor to optimize resource allocation in a cloud computing environment by exploiting the application-level performance, O/S system performance, and hypervisor performance information through a reliable and efficient channel.

US Patent:

20140047440, Feb 13, 2014

Filed:

Sep 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/619215

Inventors:

Dilma M. Da Silva - White Plains NY, US
Michael R. Hines - Ossining NY, US
Kyung D. Ryu - New City NY, US
Marcio A. Silva - Mahopac NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

System and method and computer program product implemented for a cloud computing infrastructure that allows a hypervisor to optimize resource allocation in a cloud computing environment by exploiting the application-level performance, O/S system performance, and hypervisor performance information through a reliable and efficient channel.

US Patent:

20190188026, Jun 20, 2019

Filed:

Feb 12, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/273514

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Michael R. Hines - White Plains NY, US
Gokul B. Kandiraju - Tarrytown NY, US
Jack L. Kouloheris - Ossining NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/50

Abstract:

Methods and systems for agile load balancing include detecting an increased load for a first primary virtual machine (VM) on a first node that has a plurality of additional primary VMs running on a processor; deactivating one or more of the additional primary VMs, reducing said one or more deactivated VMs to a secondary state, to free resources at the first node for the first primary VM; and activating secondary VMs, located at one or more additional nodes, that correspond to the one or more deactivated VMs, raising said secondary VMs to a primary state. Activation and deactivation through micro-checkpointing may involve nodes of different CPU architectures during transient periods of peak load.

US Patent:

20180322091, Nov 8, 2018

Filed:

Jun 29, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/024109

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
John Alan Bivens - Ossining NY, US
Michael R. Hines - White Plains NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 11/14
G06F 11/16

Abstract:

A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for recovery in a virtualized environment using remote direct memory access (RDMA). In one embodiment, the method comprises operating a virtual computer system on a physical computer system, and the virtual system maintains in a memory area a record of a state of the virtual system. In this method, when defined error conditions occur on the virtual system, RDMA is used to pull the record of the state of the virtual system from that memory area onto a standby computer. This record on the standby computer is used to re-initialize the virtual computer. Embodiments of the invention provide methods that provide a very fast recovery from a virtual machine fault or error, while requiring much fewer resources than standard approaches. In embodiments of the invention, one spare real computer system can be used for backing up several virtual systems.

US Patent:

20180136964, May 17, 2018

Filed:

Dec 21, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/850958

Inventors:

- ARMONK NY, US
Michael R. Hines - White Plains NY, US
Gokul B. Kandiraju - Tarrytown NY, US
Jack L. Kouloheris - Ossining NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/50

Abstract:

Methods and systems for agile load balancing include detecting an increased load for a first primary virtual machine (VM) on a first node that has a plurality of additional primary VMs running on a processor; deactivating one or more of the additional primary VMs, reducing said one or more deactivated VMs to a secondary state, to free resources at the first node for the first primary VM; and activating secondary VMs, located at one or more additional nodes, that correspond to the one or more deactivated VMs, raising said secondary VMs to a primary state. Activation and deactivation through micro-checkpointing may involve nodes of different CPU architectures during transient periods of peak load.

US Patent:

20170052813, Feb 23, 2017

Filed:

Nov 9, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/346842

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Michael R. Hines - White Plains NY, US
Gokul B. Kandiraju - Tarrytown NY, US
Jack L. Kouloheris - Ossining NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/50

Abstract:

Methods and systems for agile load balancing include detecting an increased load for a first primary virtual machine (VM) on a first node that has a plurality of additional primary VMs running on a processor; deactivating one or more of the additional primary VMs, reducing said one or more deactivated VMs to a secondary state, to free resources at the first node for the first primary VM; and activating secondary VMs, located at one or more additional nodes, that correspond to the one or more deactivated VMs, raising said secondary VMs to a primary state. Activation and deactivation through micro-checkpointing may involve nodes of different CPU architectures during transient periods of peak load.

US Patent:

20160012009, Jan 14, 2016

Filed:

Sep 18, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/858353

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
John Alan Bivens - Ossining NY, US
Michael R. Hines - Ossining NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 11/20
G06F 11/14
G06F 11/16

Abstract:

A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for recovery in a virtualized environment using remote direct memory access (RDMA). In one embodiment, the method comprises operating a virtual computer system on a physical computer system, and the virtual system maintains in a memory area a record of a state of the virtual system. In this method, when defined error conditions occur on the virtual system, RDMA is used to pull the record of the state of the virtual system from that memory area onto a standby computer. This record on the standby computer is used to re-initialize the virtual computer. Embodiments of the invention provide methods that provide a very fast recovery from a virtual machine fault or error, while requiring much fewer resources than standard approaches. In embodiments of the invention, one spare real computer system can be used for backing up several virtual systems.

US Patent:

20150331704, Nov 19, 2015

Filed:

May 19, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/280824

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Michael R. Hines - White Plains NY, US
Gokul B. Kandiraju - Tarrytown NY, US
Jack L. Kouloheris - Ossining NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

Abstract:

Methods and systems for agile load balancing include detecting an increased load for a first primary virtual machine (VM) on a first node that has a plurality of additional primary VMs running on a processor; deactivating one or more of the additional primary VMs, reducing said one or more deactivated VMs to a secondary state, to free resources at the first node for the first primary VM; and activating secondary VMs, located at one or more additional nodes, that correspond to the one or more deactivated VMs, raising said secondary VMs to a primary state. Activation and deactivation through micro-checkpointing may involve nodes of different CPU architectures during transient periods of peak load.