Abstract: A system and method include receiving, by a troubleshooting system of a virtual computing system, a search query for troubleshooting a problem associated with a component of the virtual computing system. The search query is received via a troubleshooting interface of the troubleshooting system. The system and method also include parsing the search query, including associating a troubleshooting category with the parsed search query, determining possible causes of the problem from the troubleshooting category, and ranking the possible causes based on a pre-determined criteria. The system and method additionally include displaying a subset of highest ranked possible causes of the problem on the troubleshooting interface.

Abstract: A platform-as-a-service (PaaS) manager abstracts deployment of PaaS software stacks to different computing platforms such that the PaaS software stacks provide a common platform to host an application despite differences in the underlying architectures of the computing platforms. Each PaaS software stack is hosted on a service domain installed on a respective one of the computing platforms, and includes an operating system and provides access to a set of services for execution of applications. The some examples, the different computing platforms include multiple different cloud architectures.

Abstract: A system and method include receiving, by a search system of a virtual computing system, a search query via a search console, converting the search query into a structured query, and retrieving search results based on the structured query. The system and method further include activating a subset of widgets that satisfy a condition based on the search results and determining a view for each activated widget. Each widget is configured to display a particular type of the search results and the view for each widget is based upon a number of the search results of the particular type that the widget is configured to display. The system and method additionally include displaying the activated widget on the search console according to the view of that widget.

Abstract: A system and method include receiving, by a troubleshooting system of a virtual computing system, a search query for troubleshooting a problem associated with a component of the virtual computing system. The search query is received via a troubleshooting interface of the troubleshooting system. The system and method also include parsing the search query, including associating a troubleshooting category with the parsed search query, determining possible causes of the problem from the troubleshooting category, and ranking the possible causes based on a pre-determined criteria. The system and method additionally include displaying a subset of highest ranked possible causes of the problem on the troubleshooting interface.

Abstract: A system and method include receiving, by a navigation and search system of a virtual computing system, a user input via a navigation interface of the navigation and search system. The system and method also include retrieving a page corresponding to the user input, parsing the user input and associating one or more keywords with the user input for obtaining a structured query, including associating the page with the structured query, and displaying the page in the navigation interface. The system and method further include populating the structured query into a search interface of the navigation and search system. Either the user input via the navigation interface or the structured query via the search interface are usable to navigate to the page.

Abstract: Fault domains are defined which reflect, either physically or virtually, the topology of a networked computing environment. These defined fault domains are then used to control where cached data is replicated when running in a write back cache mode. Unlike known replication approaches, the present approach replicates such data according to a user's defined data policy and based on the defined fault domains thereby avoiding the user having to keep track of changes in computing system configurations or update their data policy when virtual machines migrate from one host computing system to another.

Abstract: Fault domains are defined which reflect, either physically or virtually, the topology of a networked computing environment. These defined fault domains are then used to control where cached data is replicated when running in a write back cache mode. Unlike known replication approaches, the present approach replicates such data according to a user's defined data policy and based on the defined fault domains thereby avoiding the user having to keep track of changes in computing system configurations or update their data policy when virtual machines migrate from one host computing system to another.