Restoring a virtual machine from a copy of a datastore
US10248619B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, a method to restore a virtual machine comprising receiving a selection of a point-in-time copy to restore, retrieving catalog information associated with the point-in-time copy of the virtual machine to restore, mounting a datastore on a host, modifying a virtual machine configuration file path, registering modified virtual machine configuration file path with the host, determining a snapshot ID of a snapshot of the virtual machine and reverting to the snapshot of virtual machine.
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