Patents by Inventor Joshua Hanan Flank

Joshua Hanan Flank 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).

  • Techniques for data migration
    Patent number: 10628194
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for migrating virtual machines. In an embodiment, path configuration information for the source virtual machine is stored within storage allocated to a source virtual machine that is managed by a first hypervisor. A source virtual disk is allocated to the source virtual machine. The source virtual disk includes storage blocks that are accessible by a guest operating system of the source virtual machine. The source virtual disk further includes at least one source management block containing data utilized by the first hypervisor to manage the storage blocks. The guest operating system of the source virtual machine is migrated to a destination virtual machine managed by a second hypervisor. A destination virtual disk is generated that includes the storage blocks that are accessible by the migrated guest operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Sungwook Ryu, Shweta Manohar Behere, Joshua Hanan Flank
  • TECHNIQUES FOR DATA MIGRATION
    Publication number: 20170090972
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for migrating virtual machines. In an embodiment, path configuration information for the source virtual machine is stored within storage allocated to a source virtual machine that is managed by a first hypervisor. A source virtual disk is allocated to the source virtual machine. The source virtual disk includes storage blocks that are accessible by a guest operating system of the source virtual machine. The source virtual disk further includes at least one source management block containing data utilized by the first hypervisor to manage the storage blocks. The guest operating system of the source virtual machine is migrated to a destination virtual machine managed by a second hypervisor. A destination virtual disk is generated that includes the storage blocks that are accessible by the migrated guest operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Sungwook Ryu, Shweta Manohar Behere, Joshua Hanan Flank