VMware has been granted a patent for a system that provides content to virtual machines. The system receives requests for content from virtual machines, validates unique identifiers, retrieves and provides the content through an inter-process communication mechanism. The patent also covers scenarios where multiple virtual machines request the same content. GlobalData’s report on VMware gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Content delivery to virtual machines through inter-process communication mechanism
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11775362B2) describes a system and method for providing content to virtual machines hosted on a computing device. The system includes a first computing device with a processor and memory, and machine-readable instructions stored in the memory.
The system operates by receiving a request for content from a virtual machine hosted on the first computing device. The request includes a unique identifier for the content and is received through an inter-process communication mechanism. The system then validates the unique identifier and determines if the first computing device has already received the content. If the content has not been received, the system retrieves it from a second computing device using the unique identifier. The content is then provided to the requesting virtual machine through the inter-process communication mechanism.
In the case of a second request for the same content from a different virtual machine hosted on the first computing device, the system validates the unique identifier of the second request and determines that the content has already been received. The content is then provided to the second virtual machine through the inter-process communication mechanism.
The system also includes features such as determining if the virtual machine is authorized to access the content based on evaluation of policies associated with the content or unique identifier. Additionally, a content cache stored in the memory of the first computing device can be used to store previously retrieved content for faster access.
The inter-process communication mechanism used in the system is a remote procedure call from a guest client executed by the virtual machine. The first virtual machine is prohibited from accessing the network of the first computing device due to a security policy violation.
Overall, this patent describes a system and method for efficiently providing content to virtual machines hosted on a computing device, ensuring secure access and minimizing network access restrictions.
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