Red Hat, Inc.

Norman Lee Faus

David Patrick Huff

Bryan Michael Kearney

John R Mattox

Darryl L Pierce

Joseph Boggs

James Michael Ferris

Jason S Hibbets

Jason Guiditta

Frank Wierzbicki

An embodiment pertains generally to a method of classifying information. The method includes providing for a data object and receiving ownership roles for the data object. The ownership roles establishes at least one user as associated with the data object and a relationship of the at least one user to the data object. The method also includes generating metadata comprising the ownership roles and outputting the metadata to be stored with the data object.

Attaching ownership to data

A processing device retrieves data from a plurality of applications and extracts identifying information about each of the plurality of application from the data. The processing device organizes the identifying information into a data structure based on entities associated with the data and stores the data structure in a searchable repository, wherein the identifying information is located in the data structure by searching the searchable repository for the entities associated with the data. In response to a request from one of the plurality of applications, the processing device retrieves stored information from the searchable repository.

Searching data based on entities related to the data

Managing a software appliance is disclosed. A described method includes receiving from a user, a request specifying functionality of a custom software appliance and searching a repository, in view of the functionality, a pre-built software appliance, a recipe and a software component. The method also includes building the custom software appliance in view of the pre-built software appliance, the recipe and the software component. The custom software appliance includes information of the user. The method further includes providing an interface for the custom software appliance and an application to perform a function and a portion of an operating system to provide an execution platform for the application. The custom software appliance includes a management tool, which is embedded within the custom software appliance and provides the interface to receive a management request to cause the management tool to manage the application, and the portion of the operating system.

Managing a software appliance

An embodiment relates generally to a method of providing a service. The method includes receiving a request to determine a status of a user and determining an on-line status of the user. The method also includes providing a geographic proximity of the user in response to the on-line status of the user being on-line.

Providing a contact service

Systems and methods classify, organize, and retrieve data from a variety of applications based on entities associated with the data. A data classification module is further configured to operate in cooperation with a communications application. Upon receiving an incoming communication via the communication application, the data classification module is configured to receive the identifying information from the communication application. The data classification module is configured to utilize the identifying information to retrieve additional information and data associated with the remote user from the searchable repository. The additional information and data can include additional identity information for the remote user. The additional information and data can also include information to allow the user to discern the context of the incoming communication. The data classification module is configured to generate an interface to provide the retrieved information to the user of communication application.

Providing additional information and data in cooperation with a communication application

A data classification module is configured to retrieve information from the repository and migrate the information into applications. The data classification module is configured to receive a request to migrate information and data from the repository into an application. The request can include the type of application and the type of information and data requested. The application can be an new application or an existing application. In order to locate information and data to migrate, the data classification module is configured to maintain rules that describe how the various applications maintain data and information.

Migrating information data into an application

Broadcasts identifying executed execution states and configurations of a plurality of virtual machines may be received. Each of the broadcasts may be received from a client system of a plurality of client systems. At least two of the virtual machines may be installed on each of the plurality of client systems. A determination may be made as to whether a first virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines that is installed on a first client system of the plurality of client systems is unauthorized in view of an execution state of the first virtual machine and a configuration of a second virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machine. A control action for the first client system may be generated when the first virtual machine is determined to be unauthorized.

Software appliance management using broadcast technique

An embodiment relates generally to a method of packaging an application. The method includes providing for a plurality of applications and receiving a selection of an application from the plurality of applications. The method also includes determining a set of binary files for a lightweight operating system configured to only support the selected application and packaging the set of binary files with the selected application as an installation package.

Packaging an application

Systems and methods classify, organize, and retrieve data from a variety of applications based on entities associated with the data. A data classification module is configured to retrieve stored information from a repository. The data classification module is configured to receive a request to retrieve the stored information. The data classification module is configured to search the repository based on the request. Based on the search, the data classification module is configured to retrieved stored information from the repository. The data classification module is configured provide the retrieved information to a requester of the information. For example, the data classification module can be configured to provide the retrieved information in a series of interactive cascading menus.

Updating of a software object is described. A first version of a software object is instantiated. User-inputted data used by the first version of the software is received from a user, and a current configuration state and the user-inputted data are registered. A second version of the software object is instantiated and the current configuration state and the user-inputted data of the first version of the software object are exported to the second version of the software object.

Updating software objects

A management tool can be included in a software appliance. The management tool can be configured to provide control, management, and maintenance of the software appliance. The management tool can be utilized in order to start/stop, configure, repair, and update a software appliance. The management tool can be configured to provide an interface for management of the software appliance. The interface allows for management of the software appliance and the individual components of the software appliance.

An appliance support module can be configured to receive a request to build a demo software appliance from a user. The appliance support module can be configured to build the demo appliance and to include configuration data in demo software appliance. The appliance support module can be configured to receive a request to migrate the demo software appliance to a production software appliance. The appliance support module can be configured to migrate the demo software appliance by modifying the configuration data in order to provide full functionality to the demo software appliance that was previously limited. The appliance support module can also receive a request to scale the production software appliances. The appliance support module can scale the production software appliance by dividing the applications contained in the production software appliances into separate software appliance.

Providing a demo appliance and migrating the demo appliance to a production appliance

An embodiment relates to a method of providing certification. The method includes providing for a software application and applying a set of certification metatags to the software application. The set of certification metatags configured to provide at least one parameter to become certified with the software application. The method also includes querying the set of certification metatags by a second application to determine whether the second application can be certified with the software application.

Software application certification service

An appliance support module can be configured to build software appliances for use in a hosted environment. The appliance support module can be configured to build the hosted appliances based on a request by a user for the hosted appliances. The appliance support module can be configured to receive a request to migrate the hosted appliances to an on-premise system. To migrate the hosted appliance, the appliance support module can be configured to convert the hosted appliances into a format capable of being supported by the on-premise systems.

Providing a hosted appliance and migrating the appliance to an on-premise environment

An appliance support module can be configured to update and upgrade the software incrementally. To achieve this, the appliance support module can be configured to receive a request to update or upgrade a software appliance. The request can include the update or upgrade requested and information describing the software appliance to upgrade or update. Based on the request, the appliance support module can be configured to determine alterations to make to a original binary image of the software appliance to upgrade or update.

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Norman Lee Faus