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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Piyush Kothari, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mukesh Baphna, Milpitas, CA (US);
ChiHsiang Su, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0846 (2013.01); H04L 41/0663 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for managing the configuration of managed nodes in a virtual machine network are disclosed. In an embodiment, managing the configuration of a managed node involves creating a clone of a virtual port on the managed node and using the cloned virtual port as an alternative communication channel between the managed node and a virtual machine management system to modify the virtual port. This technique can be used to restore connectivity to a managed node, such as a virtual switch, when connectivity is lost due to a misconfigured virtual port.