Patents by Inventor Bryan Halter

Bryan Halter 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to perform data migration in a distributed environment
    Patent number: 10747585
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to perform data migration in a distributed cloud management automater are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a source data generator to generate a migration package corresponding to a source cloud management automater; a target cloud management automater migrator to migrate data of the migration package into a target cloud management automater; and performing a schema upgrade of a target database of the target cloud management automater; and a target service upgrader to upgrade service components at the target cloud management automater based on the migration package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: VMware Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Halter, Alexey Grunkov, Paul Howes, Miroslav Mitevski, Madhavi Koganti
  • Distribution and execution of instructions in a distributed computing environment
    Patent number: 10558449
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for distribution and execution of instructions in a distributed computing environment are disclosed. An example method includes accessing, by executing an instruction with a processor implementing a management agent within a deployment environment, an indication of an instruction to be executed, the indication of the instruction to be executed provided by a management endpoint operated at a virtual appliance within the deployment environment. The instruction is retrieved from a repository. The repository is identified by the indication of the instruction to be executed. An instruction executor is directed to execute the instruction. The instruction is to cause the instruction executor to install an update to the management agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitar Ivanov, Martin Draganchev, Bryan Halter, Nikola Atanasov, James Harrison
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM DATA MIGRATION IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20180343300
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to perform data migration in a distributed cloud management automater are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a source data generator to generate a migration package corresponding to a source cloud management automater; a target cloud management automater migrator to migrate data of the migration package into a target cloud management automater; and performing a schema upgrade of a target database of the target cloud management automater; and a target service upgrader to upgrade service components at the target cloud management automater based on the migration package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Bryan Halter, Alexey Grunkov, Paul Howes, Miroslav Mitevski, Madhavi Koganti
  • DISTRIBUTION AND EXECUTION OF INSTRUCTIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20180157480
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for distribution and execution of instructions in a distributed computing environment are disclosed. An example method includes accessing, by executing an instruction with a processor implementing a management agent within a deployment environment, an indication of an instruction to be executed, the indication of the instruction to be executed provided by a management endpoint operated at a virtual appliance within the deployment environment. The instruction is retrieved from a repository. The repository is identified by the indication of the instruction to be executed. An instruction executor is directed to execute the instruction. The instruction is to cause the instruction executor to install an update to the management agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Dimitar Ivanov, Martin Draganchev, Bryan Halter, Nikola Atanasov, James Harrison