Common volume representation in a virtualized computing system
US12056354B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example method of providing a common volume (cVol) datastore for virtual machines (VMs) managed by a hypervisor in a virtualized computing system is described. The method includes: mounting, by the hypervisor, a network file system share of a common volume (cVol), the cVol stored in shared storage of the virtualized computing system, the network file system share storing metadata for the VMs; creating a file system for the cVol datastore backed by the network file system share; routing file operations targeting the metadata to the file system for the cVol datastore; and routing file operations targeting virtual disks of the VMs to an object storage pool of the cVol based on descriptors in the metadata that point to objects backing the virtual disks.
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