Randall Warren Cook

US Patent:

20220374255, Nov 24, 2022

Filed:

Apr 15, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/721689

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Shayak Lahiri - Redmond WA, US
Yi Zhao - Medina WA, US
Go Komatsu - Sammamish WA, US
Pieter Willem Wigleven - Redmond WA, US
Randall R. Cook - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/445
G06F 9/54

Abstract:

Embodiments described herein are directed to configuring managed virtual machines. For instance, a management service (e.g., a mobile device manager) may provide configuration settings to a parent virtual machine. Upon successful application of the configuration settings, the parent virtual machine notifies a configuration service that it is in a steady state and provides the configuration settings to the configuration service. The configuration service notifies a cloud-based service (e.g., a virtual desktop service) that it is configured to instantiate virtual machines. The notification informs the cloud-based service that it is permitted to instantiate child virtual machines. Responsive to receiving the notification, the cloud-based service instantiates child virtual machine(s) as needed. To configure the child virtual machine(s), the configuration service provides the configuration settings received from the parent virtual machine to the child virtual machine(s), and the child virtual machine(s) configure themselves accordingly.

US Patent:

20210382743, Dec 9, 2021

Filed:

Jun 5, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/894082

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Shayak Lahiri - Redmond WA, US
Yi Zhao - Medina WA, US
Go Komatsu - Sammamish WA, US
Pieter Willem Wigleven - Redmond WA, US
Randall R. Cook - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/445
G06F 9/54

Abstract:

Embodiments described herein are directed to configuring managed virtual machines. For instance, a management service (e.g., a mobile device manager) may provide configuration settings to a parent virtual machine. Upon successful application of the configuration settings, the parent virtual machine notifies a configuration service that it is in a steady state and provides the configuration settings to the configuration service. The configuration service notifies a cloud-based service (e.g., a virtual desktop service) that it is configured to instantiate virtual machines. The notification informs the cloud-based service that it is permitted to instantiate child virtual machines. Responsive to receiving the notification, the cloud-based service instantiates child virtual machine(s) as needed. To configure the child virtual machine(s), the configuration service provides the configuration settings received from the parent virtual machine to the child virtual machine(s), and the child virtual machine(s) configure themselves accordingly.