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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2021
Vmware Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Daniel Beveridge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ed Shmookler, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Heath Reynolds, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mike O'Reilly, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Pascal Laroche, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sean Lambert, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Pranay Pareek, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Amarnath Raghunathan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steve Tilkens, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark Peek, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yuriy Georgiev, Sofia, BG;
VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for setting virtual machines ('VMs') to desired configurations while the virtual machines are running. In some systems, a user can select a VM and a desired configuration. An agent can then set an attribute of the virtual machine to indicate that on guest operation system (“OS”) reboot of the VM, the VM will enter BIOS mode. The agent can also store the desired configuration in the database based on authenticating the user. When the VM reboots at a future time, the attribute can cause the VM to enter BIOS setup. The agent can be notified and can retrieve the desired configuration from a database using an identifier for the VM. Then the agent can apply the desired configuration to the VM during BIOS setup with a system process that does not require further user authentication.