Nutanix, Inc.

Krishna Ganti

Karan Gupta

Amit Jain

Ranjan Parthasarathy

Jie Li

Pavan Kumar Konka

Harry Hai Yang

Paul Michael Digioia

Jon Carlo Gueco

Van Co

Yang Xiao

Avinash Manjaya Shetty

Oliver Francis Pike

A method and apparatus for data driven and cluster specific version/update control. The apparatus includes an automated multi-clusters management apparatus that interfaces with a plurality of remote clusters to provide data driven version/update control on a cluster by cluster basis. Generally, operation includes collection/identification of cluster specific data pertaining to software, hardware, and cluster requirements. The cluster specific data is later compared/analyzed against multi-cluster data pertaining to software releases, hardware characteristics, and known bugs/issues for each. The results of the comparison/analysis can then be ranked according to various metrics to different possible solutions and to differentiate the less desirable results from the more desirable results. Thus, the automated multi-cluster management apparatus provides for selection of versions/updates that is dependent on the cluster specific data. Additionally, the present disclosure provides for scheduling and distribution planning for selected versions/updates.

Method and apparatus for data driven and cluster specific version/update control

The present disclosure provides an improved approach to implement a management infrastructure for computing environments. The user interfaces for local management nodes are cached at a central management node. The cached copies of the local node UIs can then be executed as if the user was actually operating from the local node.

Architecture for implementing centralized management for a computing environment

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Krishna Ganti