17971391. MAINTENANCE MODE IN HCI ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract (Dell Products L.P.)
Contents
- 1 MAINTENANCE MODE IN HCI ENVIRONMENT
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 MAINTENANCE MODE IN HCI ENVIRONMENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Original Abstract Submitted
MAINTENANCE MODE IN HCI ENVIRONMENT
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Stéphane Meng of Shanghai (CN)
Michael G. Varteresian of Lexington MA (US)
MAINTENANCE MODE IN HCI ENVIRONMENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17971391 titled 'MAINTENANCE MODE IN HCI ENVIRONMENT
Simplified Explanation
The patent application abstract describes a method for performing maintenance operations on a cluster of hosts in an information handling system by selecting a host for upgrading based on a score calculated from memory sizes of active virtual machines and persistent storage sizes of virtual machines stored on the host, migrating virtual machines to other hosts, and causing the selected host to perform the maintenance operation.
- Explanation of the patent:
* Determining scores for hosts based on memory and storage sizes of virtual machines * Selecting a host for upgrading based on the determined scores * Migrating virtual machines from the selected host to other hosts * Performing maintenance operations on the selected host
Potential Applications
This technology could be applied in data centers, cloud computing environments, and large-scale server systems where maintenance operations need to be performed efficiently across multiple hosts.
Problems Solved
- Efficiently selecting hosts for maintenance operations
- Minimizing downtime during maintenance tasks
- Optimizing resource allocation in a cluster environment
Benefits
- Improved performance and reliability of the information handling system
- Reduced impact on system operations during maintenance
- Enhanced scalability and flexibility in managing clusters of hosts
Potential Commercial Applications
Optimizing maintenance operations in cloud computing environments Enhancing resource management in data centers Improving efficiency in large-scale server systems
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art could be the use of load balancing algorithms in distributed systems to optimize resource utilization and performance across multiple hosts.
Unanswered Questions
How does this technology impact energy efficiency in data centers?
This article does not address the potential energy savings or efficiency improvements that could result from the optimized maintenance operations described in the patent application.
What are the potential security implications of migrating virtual machines between hosts?
The article does not discuss the security considerations or measures taken to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of data during the migration process.
Original Abstract Submitted
An information handling system may include at least one processor and a memory. The information handling system may be configured to perform a maintenance operation involving a plurality of hosts of an information handling system cluster by: determining a score for each host based on a sum of working memory sizes for all active virtual machines executing on such host plus a sum of persistent storage sizes for all virtual machines stored on such host; based on the determined scores, selecting a first host for upgrading; migrating at least a portion of all virtual machines stored on the first host from the first host to one or more other hosts; and causing the first host to perform the maintenance operation.
