Patent ID: 8924961
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing virtual machines in an information handling system (IHS), the method comprising: receiving at a connection broker from a directory service server a user account record associated with a user at a client, the user account record including an operating system type; connecting the client to a first desktop virtual machine having the operating system type included in the user account record; hosting the first desktop virtual machine on a first virtualization server of a plurality of virtualization servers; determining, by the connection broker, availability of more than one desktop virtual machine; and if more than one desktop virtual machine is available, grouping, by the connection broker, desktop virtual machines having the same operating system type on the same virtualization server; wherein the connection broker is communicatively coupled between the client and a plurality of virtualization servers and is physically and logically distinct from the client and the plurality of virtualization servers; and wherein the directory service serve is communicatively coupled to the plurality of virtualization servers and the connection broker and is physically and logically distinct from the client and the plurality of virtualization servers.