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Enabling virtual desktop connections to remote clients

  • US 10,146,566 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2009
  • Issued: 12/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enabling connections between a client computer and a virtual machine capable of executing on one of a plurality of servers, comprising:

  • receiving, at a first server, a request for a virtual desktop connection, the request on behalf of a user from the client computer and comprising information indicative of connecting to the virtual desktop directly;

    determining, at a broker module on the server, whether the requesting user has a preexisting virtual desktop session hosted on a previous virtual machine session, and whether a virtual machine is currently available for connection, wherein the broker module maintains a cache of user sessions based on information received from the plurality of servers, said cache allowing the broker module to track preexisting virtual machine sessions;

    identifying a current internet protocol (IP) address for the previous virtual machine session based at least in part on the information included in the request for the virtual desktop connection, the IP address having changed from a previous IP address, and the virtual machine'"'"'s availability; and

    returning said current IP address along with a name of the virtual machine to the client computer in order for the client computer to authenticate a connection with the virtual machine.

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