Patent ID: 9703652
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for virtual machine (VM) management function availability during management network connectivity failure in a first host computing system in a cluster in a virtual datacenter, comprising: identifying management network connectivity failure between a management network and the first host computing system, wherein the management network being coupled to virtual management software in a management server and used for performing VM and host management functions on the first host computing system; and initiating the VM and host management functions on the first host computing system via a failover agent associated with an active host computing system that is connected to the management network in the cluster upon identifying the management network connectivity failure between the management network and the first host computing system, wherein initiating the VM and host management functions on the first host computing system via the failover agent associated with the active host computing system, comprises: