Generating standby cloud versions of a virtual machine
US11397649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Contents of a virtual machine of a primary storage are received at a first point in time. A full snapshot of the virtual machine is stored on a secondary storage using the received contents of the virtual machine. One or more cloud storage volumes of the virtual machine are caused to be created. Contents of the full snapshot for storage on the one or more cloud storage volumes are provided from the secondary storage. Changed data of the virtual machine of the primary storage is received at a second point in time. An incremental snapshot of the virtual machine is stored using the received changed data. The one or more cloud storage volumes are updated using the incremental snapshot of the virtual machine. An image of at least one of the cloud storage volumes is caused to be created for standby deployment of another instance of the virtual machine.
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