Backup and restore of linked clone VM
US10838826B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A request associated with restoring a previous version of a linked clone virtual machine is received. One or more changes between a base image of a parent virtual machine and the previous version of the linked clone virtual machine are determined. One or more data blocks corresponding to the base image and one or more data blocks corresponding to the determined changes are provided to a remote system.
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