Patents by Inventor Parag Ratankumar Shah

Parag Ratankumar Shah 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).

  • Managing backups using virtual machines
    Patent number: 8037032
    Abstract: One embodiment is a method for providing incremental backups for a source computing machine, the method including: (a) creating a first backup snapshot including a virtual machine (VM) snapshot of an initial copy of a source computing machine volume, wherein said VM snapshot includes a timestamp and a first redo log file; (b) reconfiguring and customizing said first backup snapshot to create a first bootable VM, writing changes associated with said reconfiguring and customizing into said first redo log file, then creating a first bootable snapshot including a VM snapshot of said first bootable VM, wherein said VM snapshot of said first bootable VM includes a timestamp for said first bootable VM and a redo log file; (c) performing an incremental update of said first backup snapshot or a subsequent backup snapshot, then creating a subsequent backup snapshot including a VM snapshot of said incremental update, wherein said VM snapshot of said incremental update includes a timestamp for said incremental update and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksey Pershin, Ilia Langouev, Sudarsana R. Piduri, Parag Ratankumar Shah, Joshua M. Silver
  • Managing Backups Using Virtual Machines
    Publication number: 20100049930
    Abstract: One embodiment is a method for providing incremental backups for a source computing machine, the method including: (a) creating a first backup snapshot including a virtual machine (VM) snapshot of an initial copy of a source computing machine volume, wherein said VM snapshot includes a timestamp and a first redo log file; (b) reconfiguring and customizing said first backup snapshot to create a first bootable VM, writing changes associated with said reconfiguring and customizing into said first redo log file, then creating a first bootable snapshot including a VM snapshot of said first bootable VM, wherein said VM snapshot of said first bootable VM includes a timestamp for said first bootable VM and a redo log file; (c) performing an incremental update of said first backup snapshot or a subsequent backup snapshot, then creating a subsequent backup snapshot including a VM snapshot of said incremental update, wherein said VM snapshot of said incremental update includes a timestamp for said incremental update and
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Aleksey PERSHIN, Ilia LANGOUEV, Sudarsana R. PIDURI, Parag Ratankumar SHAH, Joshua M. SILVER