17986416. SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING AUTOMATED FAILURE RESOLUTION IN VIRTUAL MACHINES simplified abstract (Bank of America Corporation)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING AUTOMATED FAILURE RESOLUTION IN VIRTUAL MACHINES

Organization Name

Bank of America Corporation

Inventor(s)

Prabhat Ranjan of Plano TX (US)

Christopher Herman Cokis of Raleigh NC (US)

Karan Singh Negi of Mumbai (IN)

Sean Edward Melvin of Indian Trail NC (US)

Shilpa Banerjee of Charlotte NC (US)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING AUTOMATED FAILURE RESOLUTION IN VIRTUAL MACHINES - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17986416 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING AUTOMATED FAILURE RESOLUTION IN VIRTUAL MACHINES

Simplified Explanation

The present disclosure describes systems, computer program products, and methods for automated failure resolution in virtual machines. The innovation provides one-click restart automation for virtual machines in both lower and production environments, ensuring consistent and predictable outages. A secure application programming interface service is utilized for reliable automated health validation, with standardized, centralized, and updatable processes. Detailed notification processing architecture offers transparent reporting of success or failure with error codes.

• Automated failure resolution in virtual machines
• One-click restart automation for virtual machines
• Secure application programming interface service for health validation
• Standardized, centralized, and updatable processes
• Transparent reporting of success or failure with error codes

Potential Applications

The technology can be applied in cloud computing environments, data centers, and virtualization platforms to streamline the management of virtual machines and improve system reliability.

Problems Solved

1. Inefficient manual resolution of virtual machine failures 2. Lack of standardized processes for automated failure resolution

Benefits

1. Increased efficiency in resolving virtual machine failures 2. Consistent and predictable virtual machine outages 3. Enhanced system reliability through automated health validation

Potential Commercial Applications

Optimizing virtual machine management in cloud service providers Improving system reliability in data centers Enhancing virtualization platforms for better performance

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be automated system recovery tools for physical servers, which may not be specifically tailored for virtual machine environments.

How does the innovation handle different types of virtual machine failures?

The abstract does not provide details on how the system categorizes and addresses various types of virtual machine failures, such as hardware failures, software crashes, or network issues.

What security measures are in place to protect the automated restart process?

The abstract mentions a secure application programming interface service but does not elaborate on specific security protocols or encryption methods used to safeguard the automated restart process.

Original Abstract Submitted

Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for automated failure resolution in virtual machines. The present disclosure is configured to provide a one-click restart automation across both lower and production environments for various virtual machines. This leads to consistent and predictable virtual machine outages and leverages a secure application programming interface service for reliable, automated virtual machine health validation. The process is standardized, centralized, and updatable or upgradable over time. In addition, the process is also transparent, in that success or failure reporting with error codes is provided via detailed notification processing architecture.