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Method for obtaining a snapshot image of a disk shared by multiple virtual machines
US8930652B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8930652-B2 |
| Application number | US-61637609-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | Nov 11, 2009 |
| Publication date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
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Methods for obtaining a snapshot of a shared virtual machine (VM) image are described herein. In response to a request for obtaining a snapshot of a first VM image stored in a storage disk accessed and shared by a plurality of VMs, a virtualization manager selects a VM from the plurality of VMs hosted within one or more hosts. First needs to notify others to prepare for the snapshot by pausing, etc. A process associated with the selected VM is configured to capture a snapshot from the first VM image, generating a second VM image to be stored in storage disk. Thereafter, the virtualization manager notifies the plurality of VMs to utilize the second image after the second VM image has been generated.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a virtualization manager, a request to obtain a snapshot of a first virtual machine (VM) image stored on a storage disk and shared by a plurality of VMs currently running on one or more hosts; in response to the request, selecting, by a processing device of the virtualization manager, a VM from the plurality of VMs; causing, by the virtualization manager, a process associated with the selected VM to…
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- What does patent US8930652B2 cover?
- Methods for obtaining a snapshot of a shared virtual machine (VM) image are described herein. In response to a request for obtaining a snapshot of a first VM image stored in a storage disk accessed and shared by a plurality of VMs, a virtualization manager selects a VM from the plurality of VMs hosted within one or more hosts. First needs to notify others to prepare for the snapshot by pausing,…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Heim Itamar, Red Hat Israel Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F9/45558. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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