Methods and apparatus for managing multiple user systems

Details Methods and apparatus for managing multiple user systems Methods and apparatus for managing multiple user systems

2007-01-02

2007-01-02

Gaffin, Jeffrey (Department: 2165)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C709S216000, C709S226000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10302008

ABSTRACT:
The techniques of the present invention relate to allocating resources and managing multiple services and multiple users in a multiprocessing computer system. A virtual machine executive is booted on a computer system typically with multiple processors and multiple memory blocks. The virtual machine executive creates multiple virtual machines associated with multiple operating systems. A virtual machine executive provides the illusion that each virtual machine has its own dedicated hardware. The virtual machine executive either behaves as a file server, or hosts an operating system instance that behaves as a file server. System administration of the collection of operating system instances can be achieved by administering the operating system instance that behaves as a file server, rather than by administering each operating system instance alone.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6173293 (2001-01-01), Thekkath et al.
patent: 6438573 (2002-08-01), Nilsen
patent: 2002/0087611 (2002-07-01), Tanaka et al.
patent: 2002/0087854 (2002-07-01), Haigh et al.
patent: 2002/0107914 (2002-08-01), Charisius et al.
http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9374062?query=operating%20system&ct= Definition for operating system from Encyclopeida Brittanica Online, printed Aug. 22, 2005, pp. 1 of 3.
http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9360963?query=client&ct= Definition for client from Encyclopedia Britannica Online, printed Aug. 22, 2005, pages 1 of 3.
Govil, Kinshuk, et al., “Cellular Disco: resource management using virtual clusters on shared-memory multiprocessors,” 17th ACM Symp. On Operating Systems Principles (SOS'99), Dec. 1999, pp. 154-169.
—, “Serving Diskless Workstations,” AIX Versions 3.2 and 4 Perfomance Tuning Guide, 5th Edition, 1996, pp. 1-10. [website: www.nscp.upenn.edu/aixbman4.3html].

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Methods and apparatus for managing multiple user systems does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Methods and apparatus for managing multiple user systems, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Methods and apparatus for managing multiple user systems will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3753427