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Pre-configured hyper-converged computing device

US9665235B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

VMware LLC · US

Inventors

Mornay Van Der Walt · Los Gatos, US
Dave Shanley · Ashland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2014
Grant date	May 30, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 22, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2009/45562
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure includes a first independent server node comprising a central processing unit (CPU), memory, and storage. The pre-configured hyper-converged computing device includes a pre-configured software module that comprises a graphical user-interface module for managing the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device, a hypervisor for managing virtual machines hosted by said pre-configured hyper-converged computing device and a storage block integrated with the hypervisor. The pre-configured hyper-converged computing device is offered for sale as a single stock keeping unit (SKU).

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