Methods and apparatus for providing hypervisor level data services for server virtualization
US11782794B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data center for data backup and replication, including a pool of multiple storage units for storing a journal of I/O write commands issued at respective times, wherein the journal spans a history window of a pre-specified time length, and a journal manager for dynamically allocating more storage units for storing the journal as the journal size increases, and for dynamically releasing storage units as the journal size decreases.
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