Aggregating memory to create a network addressable storage volume for storing virtual machine files
US10599356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/815
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for utilizing virtual machines to pool memory from disparate server systems that may have disparate types of memory is described. The method may include establishing communication between a pool virtual machine and two or more publisher virtual machines. The method may also include aggregating, by the pool virtual machine, portions of memory from each of two or more publisher servers to generate a pool of memory, and providing an application with access to the pool of memory, through the pool virtual machine.
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