Abstract: Disclosed methods define VLAN time slots for one or more VLANs within an HCI environment. A management resource may control virtual application access to each VLAN in accordance with the VLAN time slots wherein only one virtual application may connect to the VLAN during a VLAN time slot. Disclosed methods may define VLAN time slots for each of the plurality of virtual applications. The VLAN time slots may be defined dynamically, wherein durations of the VLAN time slots may be re-calculated each VLAN cycle. A duration of the VLAN time slot for a particular virtual application may be determined based on the number of packets transmitted by the virtual application during a previous VLAN cycle. Each VLAN time slot may include an active interval, for transmitting packets, and an inactive interval. Each active interval may include a fixed duration base interval and a variable duration dynamic interval.

Abstract: A disclosed method for developing and testing a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) platform creates a snapshot pool with one or more virtual resource snapshots that include one or more virtual node snapshots, one or more virtual cluster snapshots, or both. The snapshot pool may be maintained with a desired quantity of the virtual resource snapshots by adjusting the composition of the snapshot pool in response to snapshot events, including an event that alters either a composition of the snapshot pool or a configuration of the HCI platform. The desired quantity of virtual resource snapshots may be determined in accordance with one or more snapshot thresholds. The snapshot thresholds may include a snapshot pertaining to a quantity of virtual node snapshots in the snapshot pool and/or a snapshot pertaining to a quantity of virtual cluster snapshots. Specifically, the threshold may include a cluster maximum and minimum and a node maximum and minimum.

Abstract: Disclosed methods define VLAN time slots for one or more VLANs within an HCI environment. A management resource may control virtual application access to each VLAN in accordance with the VLAN time slots wherein only one virtual application may connect to the VLAN during a VLAN time slot. Disclosed methods may define VLAN time slots for each of the plurality of virtual applications. The VLAN time slots may be defined dynamically, wherein durations of the VLAN time slots may be re-calculated each VLAN cycle. A duration of the VLAN time slot for a particular virtual application may be determined based on the number of packets transmitted by the virtual application during a previous VLAN cycle. Each VLAN time slot may include an active interval, for transmitting packets, and an inactive interval. Each active interval may include a fixed duration base interval and a variable duration dynamic interval.