Nutanix, Inc.
ADAPTIVE FEEDBACK BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING UPGRADE TIMES AND DETERMINING UPGRADE PLANS IN A VIRTUAL COMPUTING SYSTEM

Abstract:

A system and method for updating a cluster of a virtual computing system includes receiving a maintenance window from a user during which to upgrade the cluster, determining available upgrades for the cluster, presenting one or more upgrade plans to the user, such that each of the one or more upgrade plans is created to be completed within the maintenance window and includes one or more of the available upgrades selected based on a total upgrade time computed for each of the available upgrades, receiving selection of one of the one or more upgrade plans from the user, and upgrading the cluster based on the one of the one or more upgrade plans that is selected.