IP Library Granted Patent US 11,809,265
Granted Patent B1
US 11,809,265 · App. 17/870,579 · Granted Nov 7, 2023

Methods and apparatus to manage resources when performing an account health check

Inventors: George P. Dimitrov (Sofia, BG); Ivan Nushev (Sofia, BG); Dimitar Chobanov (Sofia, BG)
Assignee: VMware, Inc.
G06F11/0754G06F9/5072
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Patent No.
US 11,809,265
App. No.
17/870,579
Granted
Nov 7, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to manage resources when performing an account health check are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory; computer readable instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the computer readable instructions to: perform health checks on a cloud account at a first polling frequency; after a failure count at the first polling frequency meets a first threshold, perform the health checks on the cloud account at a second polling frequency lower than the first polling frequency; and after the failure count at the second polling frequency meets a second threshold, suspend the cloud account.

Claims (40)

1. An apparatus comprising:

memory;

computer readable instructions; and

processor circuitry to execute the computer readable instructions to:

perform health checks on a cloud account at a first polling frequency;

after a failure count at the first polling frequency meets a first threshold, perform the health checks on the cloud account at a second polling frequency lower than the first polling frequency; and

after the failure count at the second polling frequency meets a second threshold, suspend the cloud account.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to reset the failure count in response to a health check on the cloud account resulting in a successful health check.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to increment the failure count in response to a health check resulting in a failure.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to perform a health check by attempting to access the cloud account.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to prevent a health check on the cloud account when the cloud account is suspended.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to alert a health of the cloud account in response to a failure.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to store data related to the health checks.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors to at least:

perform health checks on a cloud account at a first polling frequency;

after a failure count at the first polling frequency meets a first threshold, perform the health checks on the cloud account at a second polling frequency lower than the first polling frequency; and

after the failure count at the second polling frequency meets a second threshold, suspend the cloud account.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to reset the failure count in response to a health check on the cloud account resulting in a successful health check.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to the failure count in response to a health check resulting in a failure.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform a health check by attempting to access the cloud account.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to prevent a health check on the cloud account when the cloud account is suspended.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to alert a health of the cloud account in response to a failure.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to store data related to the health checks.

15. An apparatus comprising:

interface circuitry to transmit an alert to a user; and

processor circuitry including one or more of:

at least one of a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit or a digital signal processor, the at least one of the central processing unit, the graphics processing unit or the digital signal processor having control circuitry, one or more registers, and arithmetic and logic circuitry to perform one or more first operations corresponding to instructions in the apparatus, and;

a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), the FPGA including logic gate circuitry, a plurality of configurable interconnections, and storage circuitry, the logic gate circuitry and interconnections to perform one or more second operations; or

Application Specific Integrated Circuitry (ASIC) including logic gate circuitry to perform one or more third operations;

the processor circuitry to perform at least one of the first operations, the second operations or the third operations to instantiate:

health checking circuitry to:

perform health checks on a cloud account at a first polling frequency; and

after a failure count at the first polling frequency meets a first threshold, perform the health checks on the cloud account at a second polling frequency lower than the first polling frequency; and

cloud account tracking circuitry to, after the failure count at the second polling frequency meets a second threshold, suspend the cloud account.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , further including counter circuitry to reset the failure count in response to a health check on the cloud account resulting in a successful health check.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , further including counter circuitry to increment the failure count in response to a health check resulting in a failure.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the health checking circuitry is to perform a health check by attempting to access the cloud account.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the cloud account tracking circuitry is to prevent a health check on the cloud account when the cloud account is suspended.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the cloud account tracking circuitry is to alert a health of the cloud account in response to a failure.

21. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the cloud account tracking circuitry is to store data related to the health checks in storage.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 15, 2024
From: VMWARE, INC.
To: VMWARE LLC
Reel/Frame 067102/0395 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 27, 2024
From: VMWARE, INC.
To: VMWARE LLC
Reel/Frame 066692/0103 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: DIMITROV, GEORGE P.; NUSHEV, IVAN; CHOBANOV, DIMITAR
To: VMWARE, INC
Reel/Frame 062160/0413 →