Vmware, Inc.

Conrad Herbert Albrecht-Buehler

Vijayaraghavan Soundararajan

Balaji Parimi

Raja Rao Dv

A server system is configured to provide an e-mail based interface for executing management operations on a virtualized infrastructure which includes a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), underlying host computers, clusters, and/or data centers. Such an interface may be provided in a virtualized infrastructure to enable a system administrator to execute administrative operations remotely from a mobile device without requiring custom installation of an application on the mobile device or a secure connection to the server system. The server system receives e-mails at a pre-determined e-mail address, authenticates the sender of the e-mail, and extracts and executes commands from the e-mail. A number of techniques for validating the e-mail containing server commands may also be provided.

Methods and apparatus for an E-mail-based management interface for virtualized environments

Methods, systems, and techniques for task-based access control are provided. Example embodiments provide a task-based access control system 'TBACS,' which provides task-based permissions management using proxy task objects. In one example embodiment, the proxy task objects encapsulate activities, comprising one or more privileges, each associated with an object upon which the privilege can act. In some examples, proxy task objects may be used with a virtualization infrastructure to delegate permissions to delegate users, real or automated. Proxy task objects may also be associated with their own user interfaces for performance of the corresponding activities.

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Conrad Herbert Albrecht-Buehler