Patents by Inventor Sahdev Zala

Sahdev Zala 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).

  • Information handling device locally reproducing received defects by selecting an appropriate virtual machine image
    Patent number: 9218192
    Abstract: A method for selecting a virtual machine (VM) for problem determination utilizes a policy-based process for receiving an authorized program analysis report (APAR) containing problem type, a client information handling system (IHS) environment, a configuration, and a program version. The method determines automatically that the problem according to a provisioning policy is a candidate for provisioning a VM for analyzing the problem and searches a provisioning database for an existing VM for a system environment and configuration according to a closeness criteria. The method applies required updates to the provisioned VM, and utilizes the provisioned VM with the required updates for problem analysis. The method also may automatically create a new baseline image in the database according to expected value policy criteria that exceeds predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry A Dancy, Pralhad M Khatri, Geoffrey D Lubold, Christopher A Maul, Brad B Topol, Sahdev Zala
  • PROVISIONING VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS BASED ON POLICIES FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES
    Publication number: 20140201572
    Abstract: A method for selecting a virtual machine (VM) for problem determination utilizes a policy-based process for receiving an authorized program analysis report (APAR) containing problem type, a client information handling system (IHS) environment, a configuration, and a program version. The method determines automatically that the problem according to a provisioning policy is a candidate for provisioning a VM for analyzing the problem and searches a provisioning database for an existing VM for a system environment and configuration according to a closeness criteria. The method applies required updates to the provisioned VM, and utilizes the provisioned VM with the required updates for problem analysis. The method also may automatically create a new baseline image in the database according to expected value policy criteria that exceeds predetermined criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jerry A. Dancy, Pralhad M. Khatri, Geoffrey D. Lubold, Christopher A. Maul, Brad B. Topol, Sahdev Zala