Patents by Inventor Manikandan Natchadalingam

Manikandan Natchadalingam 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).

  • Automatically and securely configuring and updating virtual machines
    Patent number: 9075690
    Abstract: An approach for automatically and securely updating software on a virtual machine (VM) is presented. A current version of the software on the VM is determined to not match an updated version of the software. With a proxy update server connected to a network and without the VM being connected to the network, the updated version of the software is downloaded, stored and pushed to the VM by using a virtualized mounted drive, the updated version is installed on the VM to replace the current version, and a confirmation indicating the installation is received. An update of the software is provided dynamically via a connectivity of the proxy update server to the network while the VM is prevented from being infected with a virus that requires a connection to the VM through the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Manikandan Natchadalingam, Pradeep Patel
  • AUTOMATICALLY AND SECURELY CONFIGURING AND UPDATING VIRTUAL MACHINES
    Publication number: 20140033194
    Abstract: An approach for automatically and securely updating software on a virtual machine (VM) is presented. A current version of the software on the VM is determined to not match an updated version of the software. With a proxy update server connected to a network and without the VM being connected to the network, the updated version of the software is downloaded, stored and pushed to the VM by using a virtualized mounted drive, the updated version is installed on the VM to replace the current version, and a confirmation indicating the installation is received. An update of the software is provided dynamically via a connectivity of the proxy update server to the network while the VM is prevented from being infected with a virus that requires a connection to the VM through the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manikandan Natchadalingam, Pradeep Patel
  • Automatically and securely configuring and updating virtual machines
    Patent number: 8578376
    Abstract: A method and program product for automatically and securely updating software on a virtual machine (VM). A VM coming online in a virtualized server is detected. A current version of the software that is installed on the VM is determined. The current version is determined to not match an updated version of the software available from a remote update server via a network. The updated version of the software is received from the remote update server and via the network without the VM being connected to the network. A confirmation is received indicating that the updated version of the software is installed on the VM. In response to receiving the confirmation, the VM is connected to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Manikandan Natchadalingam, Pradeep Patel
  • AUTOMATICALLY AND SECURELY CONFIGURING AND UPDATING VIRTUAL MACHINES
    Publication number: 20120174095
    Abstract: A method and program product for automatically and securely updating software on a virtual machine (VM). A VM coming online in a virtualized server is detected. A current version of the software that is installed on the VM is determined. The current version is determined to not match an updated version of the software available from a remote update server via a network. The updated version of the software is received from the remote update server and via the network without the VM being connected to the network. A confirmation is received indicating that the updated version of the software is installed on the VM. In response to receiving the confirmation, the VM is connected to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manikandan Natchadalingam, Pradeep Patel