Patent ID: 9231892
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for pushing changes to a configuration of a distributed virtual switch from a management server to a plurality of host servers, the method comprising: sending, by the management server, a message to each of the plurality of host servers, wherein the message specifies a final configuration state for one or more virtual ports emulated via virtualization layers of the host servers; determining, by each of the plurality of host servers, port state configuration changes to make to the virtual ports corresponding to the respective host server to achieve the final configuration state, wherein the determining includes computing, by each of the host servers, differences between a locally stored configuration state for virtual ports emulated via the virtualization layer of the respective host server and the final configuration state; and reconfiguring, by each of the plurality of host servers, one or more of their respective virtual ports, to match the final configuration state.