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  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING ACTOR OF A FRAUDULENT ACTION DURING LEGAL HOLD AND LITIGATION
    Publication number: 20210034766
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining data from a host, wherein the data is associated with an object and a user, applying an erasure coding procedure to the data to obtain a plurality of data chunks and at least one parity chunk, deduplicating the plurality of data chunks to obtain a plurality of deduplicated data chunks, generating storage metadata associated with the plurality of deduplicated data chunks and the at least one parity chunk, generating an object entry based on the deduplicated data chunks and the at least one parity chunk, storing the storage metadata and the object entry in an accelerator pool, storing, across a plurality of fault domains, the plurality of deduplicated data chunks and the at least one parity chunk, and initiating storage metadata distribution on the storage metadata and the object entry across the plurality of fault domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dharmesh M. Patel, Rizwan Ali, Ravikanth Chaganti
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREDICTIVELY SERVICE AND SUPPORT THE SOLUTION
    Publication number: 20190324841
    Abstract: A system state monitor for managing a distributed system includes a persistent storage and a processor. The persistent storage includes a heuristically derived knowledge base. The processor performs deployment-level monitoring of deployments of the distributed system and identifies a common component failure of components of the deployments based on the deployment-level monitoring. In response to identifying the common component failure, the processor identifies impacted computing devices each hosting a respective component of the components; obtains deployment level state information from each of the impacted computing devices; identifies an iterative set of outcome driven corrective actions based on the obtained deployment level state information and the heuristically derived knowledge base; and initiates a computing device correction on an impacted computing device of the impacted computing devices using the iterative set of outcome driven corrective actions to obtain a corrected computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Dharmesh M. Patel, Rizwan Ali, Ravikanth Chaganti
  • Cluser-aware networking fabric update system
    Patent number: 11218378
    Abstract: A networking fabric update system includes a cluster coordination subsystem coupled to servers and switches. The cluster coordination subsystem identifies a networking topology provided by connections between the servers and switches, and forecasts workload operations for the servers based on, for example, current workload operations and historical workload operations of the servers. Based on the networking topology and the workload operations forecast for the servers, the cluster coordination subsystem updates a first subset of the switches and, following the updating of the first subset of the switches, updates a second subset of the switches. The updating of the first subset of the switches may include determining that current workload operations for the servers during a current time period are above a workload threshold for the first subset of the switches, and scheduling and updating the first subset of the switches during a subsequent time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ravikanth Chaganti, Dharmesh M. Patel
  • Systems and methods for automated field replacement component configuration
    Patent number: 11782810
    Abstract: Method and systems provide automated configuration of replaceable hardware components of a chassis comprising a plurality of IHSs (Information Handling Systems) and a plurality of storage devices that are configured to support demands of a specific computing solution designed for a particular computing task. The IHSs may be computing sleds and the storage devices may be storage sleds, where the sleds are coupled within bays of the chassis. Processes operating on the IHSs monitor for changes to settings related to the first computing solution. A chassis management controller detects updates to the replaceable hardware components that are coupled to the chassis and determines supported settings for detected new hardware components. Parameters for configuring the new hardware components for supporting the first computing solution are selected and used to configure the new hardware components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Naman Goel, Ravikanth Chaganti, Ravishankar Kanakapura N, Harsha Naik
  • Virtualization system provision
    Patent number: 9253037
    Abstract: A method for providing a virtualization system includes receiving a plurality of virtualization system requirements from a customer that include a plurality of information handling systems (IHSs), at least one storage, and a plurality of configuration details. A primary IHS and a secondary IHS are designated, and configuration data, an application interface, and a primary IHS operating system are provided on the primary IHS. Following physical connection of the plurality of the IHSs and in response to activation of the primary IHS, a primary IHS first boot process initiates the application interface that then automatically activates the secondary IHS and uses the configuration data to automatically configure the at least one storage. In response to activation of the secondary IHS, a secondary IHS operating system on the secondary IHS initiates a secondary IHS first boot process that automatically configures virtualization software installed on the secondary IHS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Ravikanth Chaganti
  • Method and system for a proactive health check and reconstruction of data
    Patent number: 10963345
    Abstract: In general, the invention relates to a method for managing data. The method includes identifying a first chunk to be health-checked in a fault domain using storage metadata stored in the fault domain, obtaining the chunk from the fault domain, generating, after obtaining the chunk, a first chunk identifier using the first chunk, making a determination that the first chunk identifier does not match a second chunk identifier stored in the storage metadata, and in response to the determination: obtaining a plurality of chunks associated with the first chunk from a plurality of fault domains, wherein the fault domain is not part of the plurality of fault domains, regenerating the first chunk using the plurality of chunks to generate a new first chunk, and storing the new first chunk in the fault domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Dharmesh M. Patel, Rizwan Ali, Ravikanth Chaganti
  • Systems and methods for monitoring and validating server configurations
    Patent number: 11307871
    Abstract: Method and systems support configuring components of a chassis comprising a plurality of IHSs (Information Handling Systems). A management controller of the chassis initiates a process for identifying a plurality of hardware and software capabilities of the chassis. Based on the identified capabilities, computing solutions, such as specialized computation and storage functions, supported by the chassis are determined. The computing solutions supported by the capabilities of the chassis are encoded, such as within a set of compatibility bits. Upon detecting updates to the hardware and software capabilities of the chassis, the encoded compatibility bits are used to determine compatibility of the updated capabilities with computing solutions supported by the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Naman Goel, Ravikanth Chaganti, Ravishankar Kanakapura N, Harsha Naik
  • HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT EXPANSION/REPLACEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200403857
    Abstract: A networked system may include an HCI component expansion/replacement system that is coupled to an HCI system and that periodically updates an HCI system solution database to identify a validated components for an HCI system platform that includes the HCI system, and validated software for each of the validated components. When the HCI component expansion/replacement system receives a request for a new component type to be provided in the HCI system, existing component information about a plurality of existing components that are included in the HCI system is retrieved and used to identify a first validated component that is identified in the HCI system solution database for the HCI system platform that includes the HCI system. The HCI component expansion/replacement system then provides the first validated software that is identified in the HCI system solution database for the first validated component to the HCI system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ravikanth Chaganti, Rizwan Ali, Dharmesh M. Patel
  • Method and system for generating latency aware workloads using resource devices in a resource device pool
    Patent number: 11507486
    Abstract: A method for managing data includes obtaining, by a management module, a workload generation request, wherein the workload generation request specifies a plurality of resource devices, identifying available resource devices in a resource device pool based on the plurality of resource devices, performing a latency analysis on the available resource devices to obtain a plurality of resource device combinations and a total latency cost of each resource device combination, and selecting a resource device combination of the plurality of resource device combinations based on the total latency cost of each resource device combination, wherein the resource device combination comprises a second plurality of resource devices and wherein each of the second plurality of resource devices is one of the plurality of resource devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Rizwan Ali, Dharmesh M. Patel, Ravikanth Chaganti
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SECURE DATA TRANSACTIONS IN A DATA CLUSTER
    Publication number: 20210367770
    Abstract: A method for securing data in a data cluster is performed by a data manager of a data cluster. The method includes receiving, by a data cluster, a write request for a user to write data to the data cluster, wherein the write request comprises an object identifier (OID) associated with data and a user identifier (UID) associated with the user; sending, to a key manager, an intermediate key request, wherein the intermediate key request comprises the UID; receiving, by the data cluster from the key manager, an intermediate key; processing the data to obtain a plurality of chunks and metadata associated with the plurality of chunks; generating an encryption key using the intermediate key and the OID; encrypting the metadata using the encryption key to generate encrypted metadata; deleting, after generating the encrypted metadata, the encryption key; and storing the encrypted metadata and the plurality of chunks in the data cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Dharmesh M. Patel, Rizwan Ali, Ravikanth Chaganti
  • System and method for out of the box solution-level configuration and diagnostic logging and reporting
    Patent number: 10911307
    Abstract: A configurable device for use in a solution architecture includes persistent storage and a computing resource manager. The persistent storage stores computing resources rules based on, in part, the solution architecture. The persistent storage stores a computing resource configuration that specifies characteristics of computing resources of the configurable device that must be met for the computing resources to be in a predetermined state to meet requirements of the solution architecture. The computing resources manager generates a rules-based script using the computing resources rules and a portion of the computing resource configuration; executes the rules-based script to obtain a validation report that specifies a compliance failure of a portion of the computing resources; and remediates the compliance failure by modifying the computing resources of the configurable device based on a remediation action specified by the computing resources rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ravikanth Chaganti, Rizwan Ali, Dharmesh M. Patel
  • Autonomous multi-factor authentication
    Patent number: 11777922
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device that is configured to maintain a list of a managed devices, to generate a seed value and to submit a login request to a first managed device. The processing device is configured to generate a value based at least in part on the seed value and to select a second managed device from the list based at least in part on the value. The processing device is further configured to receive a second factor authentication challenge from the first managed device and to obtain a device key encrypted passcode from the second managed device. The processing device is further configured to provide the device key encrypted passcode to the first managed device and to receive a successful authentication of the login request from the first managed device based at least in part on providing the device key encrypted passcode to the first managed device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Shivendra Katiyar, Naman Goel, Ravishankar Kanakapura Nanjundaswamy, Ravikanth Chaganti
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OFFLOADING A CONTINUOUS HEALTH-CHECK AND RECONSTRUCTION OF DATA IN A NON-ACCELERATOR POOL
    Publication number: 20210034475
    Abstract: A method for managing data includes identifying, by a compute acceleration device (CAD), a first chunk to be health-checked using storage metadata, generating a first chunk identifier using the first chunk, making a determination that the first chunk identifier does not match a second chunk identifier stored in the storage metadata, and in response to the determination: obtaining a plurality of chunks associated with the first chunk, regenerating the first chunk using the plurality of chunks to generate a new first chunk, storing the new first chunk in a data node, wherein the CAD is executing in the data node, updating the storage metadata based on storage of the new first chunk to obtain updated storage metadata, and sending a copy of the updated storage metadata to at least one other CAD in a second data node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dharmesh M. Patel, Rizwan Ali, Ravikanth Chaganti
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ASSIGN, MONITOR, AND VALIDATE SOLUTION INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT PREREQUISITES IN A CUSTOMER DATA CENTER
    Publication number: 20200244545
    Abstract: A deployment orchestrator for managing deployment of a solution architecture includes persistent storage that stores a deployment plan and a deployment manager that orchestrates display, to a user of a user device of the solution architecture, of a graphical user interface (GUI) based on the deployment plan; obtains a task completion indicator for a task specified by the deployment plan via the graphical user interface; updates, based on the task completion indicator, at least one of a task GUI element of the GUI that is associated with the task and a relationship indicator of the GUI that is associated with the task to obtain an updated GUI; after updating the GUI: performs an automated validation task associated with the task; and makes a determination, based on the automated validation task, that the task is completed; and updates the updated GUI, based on the determination, to obtain a second updated GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ravikanth Chaganti, Dharmesh M. Patel, Rizwan Ali
  • DATA REPLICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210117441
    Abstract: A data replication system includes a first data replication subsystem coupled to a first storage system. The first data replication subsystem identifies a data deduplication identifier for data being written to or already stored on the first storage system, and determines whether the data deduplication identifier is in a data deduplication database. If so, the first data replication subsystem transmits the data for storage in a second storage system. If not, the first data replication subsystem transmits a data counter update instruction. In response to receiving the data, a second data replication subsystem stores the data deduplication identifier in the data deduplication database in association with a data counter; and stores the data in the second storage system. In response to receiving the data counter update instruction, the second data replication subsystem updates a data counter associated with the data deduplication identifier in the data deduplication database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Dharmesh M. PATEL, Ravikanth CHAGANTI, Rizwan ALI
  • Power/workload management system
    Patent number: 11755100
    Abstract: A power/workload management system includes a power system that is coupled to a first computing device that is configured to perform a first workload, as well as to a second computing device. A management subsystem is coupled to the first computing device and the second computing device, and operates to identify a reduced power event associated with the power system and, in response, determine that the first computing device is associated with a higher power consumption than the second computing device. In response to determining that the first computing device is associated with the higher power consumption than the second computing device, the management subsystem moves the first workload to the second computing device such that the second computing device performs the first workload, and configures the first computing device in a reduced power consumption state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Naman Goel, Ravikanth Chaganti, Ravishankar Kanakapura Nanjundaswamy
  • Data deduplication system
    Patent number: 11429573
    Abstract: A data deduplication system includes a data deduplication subsystem coupled to each of a host system and a storage system. The data deduplication system receives data from the host system, generates a data deduplication identifier for the data, and determines whether the data deduplication identifier for the data is stored in a data deduplication database. In response to determining that the data deduplication identifier is not stored in the data deduplication database, the data deduplication system stores the data deduplication identifier for the data in the data deduplication database in association with a data counter for the data, and transmits the data to the storage system for storage. In response to determining that the data deduplication identifier is stored in the data deduplication database, the data deduplication system increments a data counter that is associated with the data deduplication identifier in the data deduplication database, and discards the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Dharmesh M. Patel, Ravikanth Chaganti, Rizwan Ali
  • Virtualization system provision
    Patent number: 8904376
    Abstract: A method for providing a virtualization system includes receiving a plurality of virtualization system requirements from a customer that include a plurality of information handling systems (IHSs), at least one storage, and a plurality of configuration details. A primary IHS and a secondary IHS are designated, and configuration data, an application interface, and a primary IHS operating system are provided on the primary IHS. Following physical connection of the plurality of IHSs and in response to activation of the primary IHS, a primary IHS first boot process initiates the application interface that then automatically activates the secondary IHS and uses the configuration data to automatically configure the at least one storage. In response to activation of the secondary IHS, a secondary IHS operating system on the secondary IHS initiates a secondary IHS first boot process that automatically configures virtualization software installed on the secondary IHS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Ravikanth Chaganti
  • System and method for device deployment
    Patent number: 10628170
    Abstract: A configurable device includes computing resources. The configurable device further includes an out-of-band management platform that obtains a configuration request for the configurable device to place the configurable device into a predetermined state; in response to obtaining the configuration request, obtains a configurable device profile associated with the configurable device using an out-of-band channel; instantiates a pre-operating system agent based on the configurable device profile using the computing resources; loads an operating system package into the computing resources using an in-band channel secured by the pre-operating system agent; boots the configurable device using: the operating system package, and the computing resources; and, after booting the configurable device, orchestrates post-operating system automation of the configurable device to place the configurable device into the predetermined state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ravikanth Chaganti, Rizwan Ali, Dharmesh M. Patel
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND VALIDATING SERVER CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20210157609
    Abstract: Method and systems support configuring components of a chassis comprising a plurality of IHSs (Information Handling Systems). A management controller of the chassis initiates a process for identifying a plurality of hardware and software capabilities of the chassis. Based on the identified capabilities, computing solutions, such as specialized computation and storage functions, supported by the chassis are determined. The computing solutions supported by the capabilities of the chassis are encoded, such as within a set of compatibility bits. Upon detecting updates to the hardware and software capabilities of the chassis, the encoded compatibility bits are used to determine compatibility of the updated capabilities with computing solutions supported by the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Naman Goel, Ravikanth Chaganti, Ravishankar Kanakapura N, Harsha Naik
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