Michael W Garrison

US Patent:

20160062788, Mar 3, 2016

Filed:

Nov 9, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/935449

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Samar Choudhary - Morrisville NC, US
Michael John Garrison - Austin TX, US
Michael McKay - Round Rock TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention and provide a method for distributed virtual machine (VM) image management in a cloud computing management includes receiving in a hypervisor executing in memory of a host computer, a request for VM image data from a VM and determining whether or not the requested VM image data is present in a local cache of either the hypervisor of the host computer or in a cache of a hypervisor of a peer host. The method additionally includes retrieving the requested VM image data from a seed image in a remote data store in the cloud computing environment only when it is determined that the VM image data neither is present in the local cache of the hypervisor of the host computer nor is present in the cache of the hypervisor of the peer host.

US Patent:

20150020065, Jan 15, 2015

Filed:

Jul 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/941043

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Samar Choudhary - Morrisville NC, US
Michael John Garrison - Austin TX, US
Michael McKay - Round Rock TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention and provide a method for distributed virtual machine (VM) image management in a cloud computing management includes receiving in a hypervisor executing in memory of a host computer, a request for VM image data from a VM and determining whether or not the requested VM image data is present in a local cache of either the hypervisor of the host computer or in a cache of a hypervisor of a peer host. The method additionally includes retrieving the requested VM image data from a seed image in a remote data store in the cloud computing environment only when it is determined that the VM image data neither is present in the local cache of the hypervisor of the host computer nor is present in the cache of the hypervisor of the peer host.

US Patent:

20150020067, Jan 15, 2015

Filed:

Jul 16, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/943773

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Samar Choudhary - Morrisville NC, US
Michael John Garrison - Austin TX, US
Michael McKay - Round Rock TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention and provide a method for distributed virtual machine (VM) image management in a cloud computing management includes receiving in a hypervisor executing in memory of a host computer, a request for VM image data from a VM and determining whether or not the requested VM image data is present in a local cache of either the hypervisor of the host computer or in a cache of a hypervisor of a peer host. The method additionally includes retrieving the requested VM image data from a seed image in a remote data store in the cloud computing environment only when it is determined that the VM image data neither is present in the local cache of the hypervisor of the host computer nor is present in the cache of the hypervisor of the peer host.