Joshua A Jenkins

US Patent:

20120102506, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Oct 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/908653

Inventors:

Alexander Hopmann - Seattle WA, US
Zach Rosenfield - Seattle WA, US
Marc Keith Windle - Woodinville WA, US
Doron Bar-Caspi - Redmond WA, US
Joshua Calvin Jenkins - Marysville WA, US
Jonathan Luk - Bellevue WA, US
Michelle Lee Dauphiny - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

719328, 718102

Abstract:

An idempotent and asynchronous application programming interface (API) that can not rely on a reliable network is used by a cloud manager to receive and process requests. The cloud manager system is a central coordination service that receives requests using the API to perform update operations and get operations relating to the online service. For example, the API includes methods for deploying machines, updating machines, removing machines, performing configuration changes on servers, Virtual Machines (VMs), as well as performing other tasks relating to the management of the online service. Receiving and processing a same API call multiple times results in a same result.

US Patent:

20140337502, Nov 13, 2014

Filed:

Jul 29, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/445572

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Zach Rosenfield - Seattle WA, US
Marc Keith Windle - Woodinville WA, US
Alexander Hopmann - Seattle WA, US
Balinder Malhi - Redmond WA, US
Erick Raymundo Lerma - Bothell WA, US
Ricardo Prates de Oliveira - Bellevue WA, US
David Paul Harris Gorbet - Redmond WA, US
Doron Bar-Caspi - Redmond WA, US
Joshua Calvin Jenkins - Marysville WA, US
Jonathan Luk - Bellevue WA, US
Michelle Lee Dauphiny - Kirkland WA, US
Vipins Gopinadhan - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

709223

Abstract:

A cloud manager assists in deploying and managing networks for an online service. The cloud manager system receives requests to perform operations relating to configuring, updating and performing tasks in networks that are used in providing the online service. The management of the assets may comprise deploying machines, updating machines, removing machines, performing configuration changes on servers, Virtual Machines (VMs), as well as performing other tasks relating to the management. The cloud manager is configured to receive requests through an idempotent and asynchronous application programming interface (API) that can not rely on a reliable network.