Patents by Inventor Mornay VAN DER WALT
Mornay VAN DER WALT 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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Patent number: 11847295Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for configuring an appliance in a virtualization infrastructure via a graphical user-interface a list of hosts and a centralized management tool of the virtualization infrastructure is displayed via the graphical user-interface. The hosts are for hosting one or more virtual machines. The centralized management tool is for centrally managing the virtualization infrastructure. In response to selecting one of the hosts, displaying host configuration properties associated with the selected hosts via the graphical user-interface. The host configuration properties are associated with a displayed user input field.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Mornay Van Der Walt, Dave Shanley
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Publication number: 20230075699Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for configuring an appliance in a virtualization infrastructure via a graphical user-interface a list of hosts and a centralized management tool of the virtualization infrastructure is displayed via the graphical user-interface. The hosts are for hosting one or more virtual machines. The centralized management tool is for centrally managing the virtualization infrastructure. In response to selecting one of the hosts, displaying host configuration properties associated with the selected hosts via the graphical user-interface. The host configuration properties are associated with a displayed user input field.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Mornay VAN DER WALT, Dave SHANLEY
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Patent number: 11442590Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for configuring an appliance in a virtualization infrastructure via a graphical user-interface a list of hosts and a centralized management tool of the virtualization infrastructure is displayed via the graphical user-interface. The hosts are for hosting one or more virtual machines. The centralized management tool is for centrally managing the virtualization infrastructure. In response to selecting one of the hosts, displaying host configuration properties associated with the selected hosts via the graphical user-interface. The host configuration properties are associated with a displayed user input field.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Mornay Van Der Walt, Dave Shanley
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Publication number: 20210141496Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for configuring an appliance in a virtualization infrastructure via a graphical user-interface a list of hosts and a centralized management tool of the virtualization infrastructure is displayed via the graphical user-interface. The hosts are for hosting one or more virtual machines. The centralized management tool is for centrally managing the virtualization infrastructure. In response to selecting one of the hosts, displaying host configuration properties associated with the selected hosts via the graphical user-interface. The host configuration properties are associated with a displayed user input field.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Mornay VAN DER WALT, Dave SHANLEY
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Patent number: 10809866Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for configuring an appliance in a virtualization infrastructure via a graphical user-interface a list of hosts and a centralized management tool of the virtualization infrastructure is displayed via the graphical user-interface. The hosts are for hosting one or more virtual machines. The centralized management tool is for centrally managing the virtualization infrastructure. In response to selecting one of the hosts, displaying host configuration properties associated with the selected hosts via the graphical user-interface. The host configuration properties are associated with a displayed user input field.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Mornay Van Der Walt, Dave Shanley
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Patent number: 10649800Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for decreasing time to deploy a virtual machine hosted by pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure, instructions are provided to display a single end-user license agreement (EULA) to enable execution of software on the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device upon acceptance of the single EULA. Acceptance of the single EULA by a user is received. In response to the acceptance of the single EULA, a first virtual machine is deployed in a virtualization infrastructure supported by the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device such that the first virtual machine is deployed in a first time frame rather than a longer second time frame that includes accepting a plurality of EULAs.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Michael McDonough, Mornay Van Der Walt
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Patent number: 10459594Abstract: A pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure includes one or more independent server nodes that comprise a central processing unit (CPU), memory, and storage. The independent server nodes also include a pre-configured software module that when executed causes the device to display a list of a plurality of hosts and a centralized management tool of the virtualization infrastructure via a graphical user-interface, wherein the plurality of hosts are for hosting one or more virtual machines, and the centralized management tool is for centrally managing the virtualization infrastructure; and in response to selecting one of the plurality of hosts, displaying host configuration properties associated with the selected one of the plurality of hosts via the graphical user-interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Mornay Van Der Walt, Dave Shanley
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Patent number: 10402217Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for automatic reconfiguration of a computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure, wherein the computing device comprises independent server nodes, upon initialization of the computing device, functioning independent server nodes of the independent server nodes self-register with one another, wherein one of the independent server nodes is a default primary independent server node comprising virtualization infrastructure management software. In response to the default primary independent server node not self-registering with the functioning independent server nodes, one of the functioning independent server nodes is automatically reconfigured as a new primary independent server node.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Dave Shanley, Mornay Van Der Walt, Wit Riewrangboonya
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Patent number: 9665235Abstract: A pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure includes a first independent server node comprising a central processing unit (CPU), memory, and storage. The pre-configured hyper-converged computing device includes a pre-configured software module that comprises a graphical user-interface module for managing the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device, a hypervisor for managing virtual machines hosted by said pre-configured hyper-converged computing device and a storage block integrated with the hypervisor. The pre-configured hyper-converged computing device is offered for sale as a single stock keeping unit (SKU).Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Mornay Van Der Walt, Dave Shanley
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Publication number: 20160055022Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for decreasing time to deploy a virtual machine hosted by pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure, instructions are provided to display a single end-user license agreement (EULA) to enable execution of software on the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device upon acceptance of the single EULA. Acceptance of the single EULA by a user is received. In response to the acceptance of the single EULA, a first virtual machine is deployed in a virtualization infrastructure supported by the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device such that the first virtual machine is deployed in a first time frame rather than a longer second time frame that includes accepting a plurality of EULAs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Michael MCDONOUGH, Mornay VAN DER WALT
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Publication number: 20160055078Abstract: In a method for decreasing user management of a pre-configured hyper-converged computing device, software updates of installed software on an underlying hardware platform of said pre-configured hyper-converged computing device are tested by a first party, wherein the installed software is provided by the first party. The software updates are provided by the first party for updating the installed software on the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device. Installation of the software updates is enabled on the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device such that user management of the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device is decreased based on the software updates previously tested on the underlying hardware platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Michael MCDONOUGH, Mornay VAN DER WALT
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Publication number: 20160055579Abstract: In a method for decreasing time to market of a pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure, software is developed, by a first party, to be uploaded on the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device. A second party is determined for building the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device. The first party and the second party collaborate to determine hardware efficiently suited to execute the software. The first party maintains at least some control over the second party for building the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device such that revenue is enhanced by decreasing time to market of the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Michael MCDONOUGH, Mornay VAN DER WALT
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Publication number: 20150331693Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for automatic reconfiguration of a computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure, wherein the computing device comprises independent server nodes, upon initialization of the computing device, functioning independent server nodes of the independent server nodes self-register with one another, wherein one of the independent server nodes is a default primary independent server node comprising virtualization infrastructure management software. In response to the default primary independent server node not self-registering with the functioning independent server nodes, one of the functioning independent server nodes is automatically reconfigured as a new primary independent server node.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: VMware,Inc.Inventors: Dave SHANLEY, Mornay VAN DER WALT, Wit RIEWRANGBOONYA
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Publication number: 20150186162Abstract: A pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure includes one or more independent server nodes that comprise a central processing unit (CPU), memory, and storage. The independent server nodes also include a pre-configured software module that when executed causes the device to display a list of a plurality of hosts and a centralized management tool of the virtualization infrastructure via a graphical user-interface, wherein the plurality of hosts are for hosting one or more virtual machines, and the centralized management tool is for centrally managing the virtualization infrastructure; and in response to selecting one of the plurality of hosts, displaying host configuration properties associated with the selected one of the plurality of hosts via the graphical user-interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: VMware,Inc.Inventors: Mornay VAN DER WALT, Dave SHANLEY
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Publication number: 20150188775Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for configuring an appliance in a virtualization infrastructure via a graphical user-interface a list of hosts and a centralized management tool of the virtualization infrastructure is displayed via the graphical user-interface. The hosts are for hosting one or more virtual machines. The centralized management tool is for centrally managing the virtualization infrastructure. In response to selecting one of the hosts, displaying host configuration properties associated with the selected hosts via the graphical user-interface. The host configuration properties are associated with a displayed user input field.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: VMware,Inc.Inventors: Mornay VAN DER WALT, Dave SHANLEY
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Publication number: 20150186175Abstract: A pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure includes a first independent server node comprising a central processing unit (CPU), memory, and storage. The pre-configured hyper-converged computing device includes a pre-configured software module that comprises a graphical user-interface module for managing the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device, a hypervisor for managing virtual machines hosted by said pre-configured hyper-converged computing device and a storage block integrated with the hypervisor. The pre-configured hyper-converged computing device is offered for sale as a single stock keeping unit (SKU).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Mornay VAN DER WALT, Dave SHANLEY