Patents by Inventor Dilip Khandekar
Dilip Khandekar 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).
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Publication number: 20200019427Abstract: A provisioning server automatically configures a virtual machine (VM) according to user specifications and then deploys the VM on a physical host. The user may either choose from a list of pre-configured, ready-to-deploy VMs, or he may select which hardware, operating system and application(s) he would like the VM to have. The provisioning server then configures the VM accordingly, if the desired configuration is available, or it applies heuristics to configure a VM that best matches the user's request if it isn't. The invention also includes mechanisms for monitoring the status of VMs and hosts, for migrating VMs between hosts, and for creating a network of VMs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Dilip KHANDEKAR, Dragutin PETKOVIC, Pratap SUBRAHMANYAM, Bich Cau LE
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Patent number: 10248445Abstract: A provisioning server automatically configures a virtual machine (VM) according to user specifications and then deploys the VM on a physical host. The user may either choose from a list of pre-configured, ready-to-deploy VMs, or he may select which hardware, operating system and application(s) he would like the VM to have. The provisioning server then configures the VM accordingly, if the desired configuration is available, or it applies heuristics to configure a VM that best matches the user's request if it isn't. The invention also includes mechanisms for monitoring the status of VMs and hosts, for migrating VMs between hosts, and for creating a network of VMs.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Dilip Khandekar, Dragutin Petkovic, Pratap Subrahmanyam, Bich Cau Le
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Patent number: 9940330Abstract: A method for converting a disk of a physical computer into a virtual disk for use by a virtual machine is described. Contents of the disk of the physical computer are copied into an image file, wherein the image file has a different sector-by-sector organization of the contents than the disk but a logically equivalent file system organization. Hardware configuration information from the image file is then extracted, wherein the hardware configuration information relates to hardware of the physical computer and, based on a comparison of the extracted hardware configuration information and a virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine, hardware-dependent files in the image file are replaced with substitute files that are compatible with the virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Bich Cau Le, Dilip Khandekar, Sirishkumar Raghuram
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Publication number: 20160224572Abstract: A method for converting a disk of a physical computer into a virtual disk for use by a virtual machine is described. Contents of the disk of the physical computer are copied into an image file, wherein the image file has a different sector-by-sector organization of the contents than the disk but a logically equivalent file system organization. Hardware configuration information from the image file is then extracted, wherein the hardware configuration information relates to hardware of the physical computer and, based on a comparison of the extracted hardware configuration information and a virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine, hardware-dependent files in the image file are replaced with substitute files that are compatible with the virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Bich Cau LE, Dilip KHANDEKAR, Sirishkumar RAGHURAM
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Patent number: 9311313Abstract: A method for converting a disk of a physical computer into a virtual disk for use by a virtual machine is described. Contents of the disk of the physical computer are copied into an image file, wherein the image file has a different sector-by-sector organization of the contents than the disk but a logically equivalent file system organization. Hardware configuration information from the image file is then extracted, wherein the hardware configuration information relates to hardware of the physical computer and, based on a comparison of the extracted hardware configuration information and a virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine, hardware dependent files in the image file are replaced with substitute files that are compatible with the virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Bich Cau Le, Dilip Khandekar, Sirishkumar Raghuram
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Publication number: 20160019085Abstract: A provisioning server automatically configures a virtual machine (VM) according to user specifications and then deploys the VM on a physical host. The user may either choose from a list of pre-configured, ready-to-deploy VMs, or he may select which hardware, operating system and application(s) he would like the VM to have. The provisioning server then configures the VM accordingly, if the desired configuration is available, or it applies heuristics to configure a VM that best matches the user's request if it isn't. The invention also includes mechanisms for monitoring the status of VMs and hosts, for migrating VMs between hosts, and for creating a network of VMs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Dilip KHANDEKAR, Dragutin PETKOVIC, Pratap SUBRAHMANYAM, Bich Cau LE
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Patent number: 9037689Abstract: A provisioning server automatically configures a virtual machine (VM) according to user specifications and then deploys the VM on a physical host. The user may either choose from a list of pre-configured, ready-to-deploy VMs, or he may select which hardware, operating system and application(s) he would like the VM to have. The provisioning server then configures the VM accordingly, if the desired configuration is available, or it applies heuristics to configure a VM that best matches the user's request if it isn't. The invention also includes mechanisms for monitoring the status of VMs and hosts, for migrating VMs between hosts, and for creating a network of VMs.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Dilip Khandekar, Dragutin Petkovic, Pratap Subrahmanyam, Bich Cau Le
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Publication number: 20150012570Abstract: A method for converting a disk of a physical computer into a virtual disk for use by a virtual machine is described. Contents of the disk of the physical computer are copied into an image file, wherein the image file has a different sector-by-sector organization of the contents than the disk but a logically equivalent file system organization. Hardware configuration information from the image file is then extracted, wherein the hardware configuration information relates to hardware of the physical computer and, based on a comparison of the extracted hardware configuration information and a virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine, hardware-dependent files in the image file are replaced with substitute files that are compatible with the virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Bich Cau LE, Dilip KHANDEKAR, Sirishkumar RAGHURAM
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Patent number: 8869139Abstract: A method for converting a disk of a physical computer into a virtual disk for use by a virtual machine is described. Contents of the disk of the physical computer are copied into an image file, wherein the image file has a different sector-by-sector organization of the contents than the disk but a logically equivalent file system organization. Hardware configuration information from the image file is then extracted, wherein the hardware configuration information relates to hardware of the physical computer and, based on a comparison of the extracted hardware configuration information and a virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine, hardware-dependent files in the image file are replaced with substitute files that are compatible with the virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Vmware, Inc.Inventors: Bich C. Le, Dilip Khandekar, Sirishkumar Raghuram
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Publication number: 20130060919Abstract: A provisioning server automatically configures a virtual machine (VM) according to user specifications and then deploys the VM on a physical host. The user may either choose from a list of pre-configured, ready-to-deploy VMs, or he may select which hardware, operating system and application(s) he would like the VM to have. The provisioning server then configures the VM accordingly, if the desired configuration is available, or it applies heuristics to configure a VM that best matches the user's request if it isn't. The invention also includes mechanisms for monitoring the status of VMs and hosts, for migrating VMs between hosts, and for creating a network of VMs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Dilip KHANDEKAR, Dragutin PETKOVIC, Pratap SUBRAHMANYAM, Bich Cau LE
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Publication number: 20120265959Abstract: A method for converting a disk of a physical computer into a virtual disk for use by a virtual machine is described. Contents of the disk of the physical computer are copied into an image file, wherein the image file has a different sector-by-sector organization of the contents than the disk but a logically equivalent file system organization. Hardware configuration information from the image file is then extracted, wherein the hardware configuration information relates to hardware of the physical computer and, based on a comparison of the extracted hardware configuration information and a virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine, hardware-dependent files in the image file are replaced with substitute files that are compatible with the virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Bich C. LE, Dilip KHANDEKAR, Sirishkumar RAGHURAM
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Patent number: 8255484Abstract: A provisioning server automatically configures a virtual machine (VM) according to user specifications and then deploys the VM on a physical host. The user may either choose from a list of pre-configured, ready-to-deploy VMs, or he may select which hardware, operating system and application(s) he would like the VM to have. The provisioning server then configures the VM accordingly, if the desired configuration is available, or it applies heuristics to configure a VM that best matches the user's request if it isn't. The invention also includes mechanisms for monitoring the status of VMs and hosts, for migrating VMs between hosts, and for creating a network of VMs.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Dilip Khandekar, Dragutin Petkovic, Pratap Subrahmanyam, Bich Cau Le
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Patent number: 8209680Abstract: A system is disclosed that uses a dual loopback mounting mechanism to capture and deploy an image of a source disk with no need for the source disk to be loaded with special software or otherwise prepared. The image may be captured even where the source disk uses a proprietary file system. The invention also provides mechanisms to extract a system's hardware configuration from a static image of its disk, and to catalog, warehouse, reconfigure, customize, and deploy disk images on diverse computers. Still other mechanisms are provided to perform efficient physical-to-virtual, virtual-to-physical, and virtual-to-virtual system migration.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2003Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Bich C. Le, Dilip Khandekar, Sirishkumar Raghuram
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Publication number: 20090282404Abstract: A provisioning server automatically configures a virtual machine (VM) according to user specifications and then deploys the VM on a physical host. The user may either choose from a list of pre-configured, ready-to-deploy VMs, or he may select which hardware, operating system and application(s) he would like the VM to have. The provisioning server then configures the VM accordingly, if the desired configuration is available, or it applies heuristics to configure a VM that best matches the user's request if it isn't. The invention also includes mechanisms for monitoring the status of VMs and hosts, for migrating VMs between hosts, and for creating a network of VMs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Dilip KHANDEKAR, Dragutin PETKOVIC, Pratap SUBRAHMANYAM, Bich Cau LE
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Patent number: 7577722Abstract: A provisioning server automatically configures a virtual machine (VM) according to user specifications and then deploys the VM on a physical host. The user may either choose from a list of pre-configured, ready-to-deploy VMs, or he may select which hardware, operating system and application(s) he would like the VM to have. The provisioning server then configures the VM accordingly, if the desired configuration is available, or it applies heuristics to configure a VM that best matches the user's request if it isn't. The invention also includes mechanisms for monitoring the status of VMs and hosts, for migrating VMs between hosts, and for creating a network of VMs.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2002Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Dilip Khandekar, Dragutin Petkovic, Pratap Subrahmanyam, Bich Cau Le
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Patent number: 7356679Abstract: A source image of the hardware and software configuration of a source computer, including the state of at least one source disk, is automatically captured. The source computer may remain unprepared and requires no program for facilitating computer cloning and reconfiguration. The source image is automatically analyzed and the hardware configuration of a destination computer is determined. The source image is modified as needed for either compatibility with the destination computer, or for customization, and after possible modification the source image is deployed on the destination computer. Either or both of the source and destination computers may be virtual machines.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2004Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Bich C. Le, Dilip Khandekar, Sirishkumar Raghuram