Managing best known configurations for workspaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12379970-B2
Application number	US-202217685182-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2022
Priority date	Mar 2, 2022
Publication date	Aug 5, 2025
Grant date	Aug 5, 2025

Abstract

Best known configurations for workspaces can be managed. Device groups can be defined based on functional roles or organizational departments. Each device group can be associated with a workspace along with a best known configuration for the workspace that is based on the device group. Workspaces can then be deployed to the end-user computing devices based on the device group to which each end-user computing device belongs and in accordance with the associated best known configuration.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method for managing best known configurations for workspaces, the method comprising:
receiving, via a management console and from an administrator, user input that identifies a first device group consisting of end-user computing devices;
receiving, via the management console and from the administrator, user input that defines a best known configuration for a first workspace to be deployed on the end-user computing devices in the first device group;
in response to receiving the user input that defines the best known configuration for the first workspace, causing a workspace management service to store, in a repository, the best known configuration for the first workspace in association with the first device group;
receiving, by a device management service and via the management console and from the administrator, a request to deploy the best known configuration for the first workspace on the end-user computing devices in the first device group;
sending, by the device management service, a notification to an agent executing on each end-user computing device in the first device group, the notification instructing the agent to deploy the first workspace on the respective end-user computing device;
retrieving, by the agent executing on each end-user computing device in the first device group, the best known configuration for the first workspace from the repository; and
deploying, by the agent executing on each end-user computing device in the first device group, the first workspace on the respective end-user computing device including applying the best known configuration to the first workspace, wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace includes peripherals to be made available in the first workspace such that applying the best known configuration to the first workspace comprises configuring the first workspace to make the peripherals available in the first workspace.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace is based on characteristics shared by the end-user computing devices in the first device group.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the characteristics shared by the end user computing devices in the first device group include characteristics of one or more of RAM, a processor, or a storage drive.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace is based on a functional role in which the end-user computing devices in the first device group are used.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the functional role comprises an organizational department.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace is stored in association with the first device group by associating a workspace ID of the first workspace with a device group ID of the first device group.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace includes information for how the peripherals are to be made available in the first workspace.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace includes settings for the peripherals to be made available in the first workspace.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace includes files to be included in the first workspace to support the peripherals to be made available in the first workspace.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
defining workspace metadata for the first workspace, the workspace metadata including a workspace type.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the workspace metadata identifies a hypervisor to be used to host the first workspace.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the workspace metadata identifies an operating system to run within the first workspace.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a second device group consisting of end-user computing devices;
defining a best known configuration for a second workspace to be deployed to the end-user computing devices in the second device group;
associating the best known configuration for the second workspace with the second device group; and
deploying the second workspace to the end-user computing devices in the second device group including applying the best known configuration to the second workspace.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein a type of the first workspace matches a type of the second workspace, but the best known configuration of the first workspace does not match the best known configuration for the second workspace.

15. One or more computer storage media storing computer executable instructions which when executed implement a method for managing best known configurations for workspaces, the method comprising:
receiving, via a management console and from an administrator, user input that identifies a first device group consisting of end-user computing devices;
receiving, via the management console and from the administrator, user input that defines a best known configuration for a first workspace to be deployed on the end-user computing devices in the first device group;
in response to receiving the user input that defines the best known configuration for the first workspace, causing a workspace management service to store, in a repository, the best known configuration for the first workspace in association with the first device group;
receiving, by a device management service and via the management console and from the administrator, a request to deploy the best known configuration for the first workspace on the end-user computing devices in the first device group;
sending, by the device management service, a notification to an agent executing on each end-user computing device in the first device group, the notification instructing the agent to deploy the first workspace on the respective end-user computing device;
retrieving, by the agent executing on each end-user computing device in the first device group, the best known configuration for the first workspace from the repository; and
deploying, by the agent executing on each end-user computing device in the first device group, the first workspace on the respective end-user computing device including applying the best known configuration to the first workspace, wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace includes peripherals to be made available in the first workspace such that applying the best known configuration to the first workspace comprises configuring the first workspace to make the peripherals available in the first workspace.

16. The computer storage media of claim 15 , wherein first workspace includes a first set of applications.

17. The computer storage media of claim 15 , wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace is based on a functional role in which the end-user computing devices in the first device group are used.

18. The computer storage media of claim 15 , wherein the best known configuration for the first workspace is stored in association with the first device group by associating a workspace ID of the first workspace with a device group ID of the first device group.

19. A method for deploying a workspace to end-user computing devices in a device group, the method comprising:
receiving, via a management console and from an administrator, user input that identifies a first device group consisting of end-user computing devices;
receiving, via the management console and from the administrator, user input that defines a best known configur

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Vajravel Gokul Thiruchengode
• Rajagopalan Vivekanandh Narayanasamy
• Iyer Vivek Viswanathan

Classifications

• G06F9/45558

  Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects · CPC title

• G06F2009/4557

  Distribution of virtual machine instances; Migration and load balancing · CPC title

• G06F2009/45591

  Monitoring or debugging support · CPC title

• G06F9/5077 Primary

  Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources (specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455) · CPC title

• G06F8/60 Primary

  Software deployment · CPC title