20240045708. Coordinated Maintenance For Virtual Machine (VM) Clusters/Pods simplified abstract (Google LLC)

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Coordinated Maintenance For Virtual Machine (VM) Clusters/Pods

Organization Name

Google LLC

Inventor(s)

Isaac Hier of Seattle WA (US)

Pingpan Cheng of Seattle WA (US)

Dmitry Eric Shiraev of Seattle WA (US)

Pavel A. Dournov of Bellevue WA (US)

Diwakar Gupta of Seattle WA (US)

Coordinated Maintenance For Virtual Machine (VM) Clusters/Pods - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240045708 titled 'Coordinated Maintenance For Virtual Machine (VM) Clusters/Pods

Simplified Explanation

The abstract of the patent application describes a cloud computing system where virtual machines are organized into groups called pods. Each pod has a dedicated set of hosts to operate the virtual machines, even during routine maintenance when some virtual machines may be uninstalled. The system allows the scheduling of maintenance for the pod and hosts during a single interval, and the owner of the virtual machines can be notified in advance and given the option to reschedule the maintenance or schedule separate intervals for each virtual machine.

  • The patent application describes a cloud computing system with pods and dedicated hosts for virtual machines.
  • The system allows maintenance operations to be scheduled for the pod and hosts during a single interval.
  • The owner of the virtual machines can be notified in advance and given the option to reschedule the maintenance.
  • Alternatively, the owner can schedule separate maintenance intervals for each virtual machine.

Potential Applications:

  • Cloud computing providers can use this technology to efficiently manage maintenance operations on virtual machines.
  • Organizations using cloud computing can benefit from improved maintenance scheduling and flexibility.

Problems Solved:

  • Ensures uninterrupted operation of virtual machines during routine maintenance by dedicating hosts to each pod.
  • Provides the owner of the virtual machines with options to reschedule or separate maintenance intervals.

Benefits:

  • Improved efficiency in managing maintenance operations for virtual machines.
  • Flexibility for the owner of the virtual machines to schedule maintenance according to their needs.


Original Abstract Submitted

in a cloud computing system, groups of virtual machines include within one or more pods interacting with one another. a set of hosts is dedicated to operation of the virtual machines in each pod, and such dedication persists during routine maintenance operations when one or more virtual machines is uninstalled. the pod and the hosts can be scheduled for maintenance during a single interval. the cloud computing system may notify the owner of the virtual machines in advance of the interval, and may allow the owner of the virtual machines to either reschedule the maintenance of the pod and hosts in a single interval, or to schedule maintenance for each virtual machine in a separate interval.

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