Patents by Inventor Hemantha Kumar Thummala

Hemantha Kumar Thummala has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230237170
    Abstract: Examples described herein are generally directed towards file server access controls, and more specifically towards a mechanism to create consistent access control lists for local users across different file servers in a distributed file server environment. In operation, a local user system SID (e.g., external SID) may be generated for a first user of a first file server. A global ID based on attributes associated with the user of the first file server may also be generated. The global ID for the user may be stored in metadata associated with an access control list (ACL) for a file accessible through the first file server. Data, including the file may be migrated to a second file server. Based on receiving an access request at the second file server associated with the user based on the external ID, the external ID for the user may be translated into the global ID, and used to determine access to the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: NUTANIX, INC.
    Inventors: Hemantha Kumar Thummala, Manoj Premanand Naik, Saji Kumar Vijaya Kumari Rajendran Nair, Srikrishan Malik
  • Patent number: 11675746
    Abstract: Examples described herein include virtualized environments including a virtualized file server. Examples of secure domain join processes are described which may facilitate joining a virtualized file server or portions thereof to a domain. In some examples, the secure domain join process itself, and/or an associated file server virtual machine, may have insufficient credentials to write objects into an active directory. The active directory credentials need not be shared with the file server virtual machine. Rather, in some examples, the secure domain join process may provide a user system with a list of actions to be performed using active directory credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Nutanix, Inc.
    Inventors: Hemantha Kumar Thummala, Krishna Shibu Pillai, Manish Gupta, Shyamsunder Prayagchand Rathi
  • Publication number: 20210397587
    Abstract: Examples described herein include virtualized environments including a virtualized file server. Examples of secure domain join processes are described which may facilitate joining a virtualized file server or portions thereof to a domain. In some examples, the secure domain join process itself, and/or an associated file server virtual machine, may have insufficient credentials to write objects into an active directory. The active directory credentials need not be shared with the file server virtual machine. Rather, in some examples, the secure domain join process may provide a user system with a list of actions to be performed using active directory credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Nutanix, Inc.
    Inventors: Hemantha Kumar Thummala, Krishna Shibu Pillai, Manish Gupta, Shyamsunder Prayagchand Rathi
  • Patent number: 11086826
    Abstract: Examples described herein include virtualized environments including a virtualized file server. Examples of secure domain join processes are described which may facilitate joining a virtualized file server or portions thereof to a domain. In some examples, the secure domain join process itself, and/or an associated file server virtual machine, may have insufficient credentials to write objects into an active directory. The active directory credentials need not be shared with the file server virtual machine. Rather, in some examples, the secure domain join process may provide a user system with a list of actions to be performed using active directory credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Nutanix, Inc.
    Inventors: Hemantha Kumar Thummala, Krishna Shibu Pillai, Manish Gupta, Shyamsunder Prayagchand Rathi
  • Publication number: 20190332683
    Abstract: Examples described herein include virtualized environments including a virtualized file server. Examples of secure domain join processes are described which may facilitate joining a virtualized file server or portions thereof to a domain. In some examples, the secure domain join process itself, and/or an associated file server virtual machine, may have insufficient credentials to write objects into an active directory. The active directory credentials need not be shared with the file server virtual machine. Rather, in some examples, the secure domain join process may provide a user system with a list of actions to be performed using active directory credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Nutanix, Inc.
    Inventors: Hemantha Kumar Thummala, Krishna Shibu Pillai, Manish Gupta, Shyamsunder Prayagchand Rathi