Patent ID: 9055386
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising a processor and a memory, for simultaneously using multiple interactive desktops, comprising: a hypervisor-resident, policy-based, virtual management agent running in a privileged context of the hypervisor on the processor and configured to manage a host OS from outside the OS, the host OS comprising a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), each VM running on a respective underlying hardware-based device; an administrative agent, executing on the processor, configured to launch each VM and to set Which VM should boot; a client hosted virtual desktop running within the underlying hardware-based device, the client hosted virtual desktop comprising the hypervisor, wherein the hypervisor is configured to support an administrative environment comprising a virtual management appliance, the virtual management appliance comprising the administrative agent, a virtual relay, and a virtual management platform, the hypervisor also configured to support the plurality of VMs, each VM having a respective virtual machine agent; and a parent relay configured for inspection, wherein the virtual management platform interfaces with the hypervisor to allow inspection of the hardware-based device, and wherein the virtual management platform interfaces with the hypervisor to allow management of the hardware-based device.