Dell Products Inc.

Quest Software Inc.

Campbell McNeill

David Mortman

James Albert Thomason

John Mullin

Dana Ragsdill

John Tracey

Christopher Speers

Lawrence Smithmier

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a trigger to deploy a particular container on cloud resources accessible thereto such that the cloud resources are provided by a plurality of cloud providers and such that the computer system and the plurality of cloud providers are configured to negotiate container deployment using an information exchange protocol. The information exchange protocol includes a preconfigured inquiry format and a preconfigured inquiry-response format. The method further includes generating a performance inquiry in relation to the particular container. In addition, the method includes transmitting the performance inquiry to the plurality of cloud providers. Moreover, the method includes receiving inquiry responses from at least some of the plurality of cloud providers. Additionally, the method includes causing the particular container to be deployed on resources of the particular cloud provider.

Systems and methods of real-time container deployment

In one embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system. The method includes determining a base state of a particular container, wherein the base state is represented by a base image. The method further includes determining a target state of the particular container, wherein the target state is represented by a deployment of the particular container. In addition, the method includes determining a set of commands to transition from the base state to the target state. Further, the method includes generating a manifest for the target state of the particular container, the manifest comprising the determined set of commands to reach the target state.

Systems and methods for dynamic creation of container manifests

In one embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system. The method includes receiving a request to execute a particular container. The method further includes retrieving a manifest of the particular container from a data store, the manifest indicating a plurality of items included in the particular container. In addition, the method includes validating one or more signatures of the container that are associated with the items indicated in the manifest. Also, the method includes determining an execution context of the request. Further, the method includes accessing an applicable execution policy for the determined execution context. Additionally, the method includes, responsive to a determination that the applicable execution policy is satisfied, causing the particular container to be installed on a target resource.

Systems and methods for controlled container execution

Drone virtual machines are leveraged to support asynchronous patch management by initiating a drone virtual machine in a maintenance environment to perform a patch management update, saving the updated virtual machine and then initiating the updated virtual machine in an operational environment accessible to clients. A drone is initiated in a maintenance environment for checking patch compliance in response to a request to initiate a virtual machine so that patch updates are performed before the virtual machine initiates in an operational environment accessible to operational clients.

Virtual machine asynchronous patch management

Images for information handling system manufacture and maintenance are created and managed by manipulating the images as virtual machines through a secure remote network interface, such as a virtual private network or virtual desktop infrastructure. Operating system and application installation and updates, such as service packs and patches, are performed on a virtual machine of the image to adjust the image as desired, and then the image is transformed for loading on physical information handling systems, such as newly manufactured information handling systems or deployed information handling systems in need of maintenance.

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Campbell McNeill