Live object level inter process communication in federated backup environment
US10496497B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a sender process on a node of a node cluster communicates a live object to a receiver process. The sender process determines a shared binary file and a shared file location. The sender process serializes the live object to be communicated to a receiver process, into a binary data stream and writes the binary data stream into the predetermined shared binary file. The receiver process receives a shared binary filename and the shared location associated with the shared binary file. The receiver process de-serializes the binary data stream and reconstructs the live object. The communication is independent of the type of proxy, i.e., virtual or physical, and operating systems of the proxies, such as Windows, Mac OS, or Linux. The live objects may be VM configurations and VHD information metadata.
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