Compaction, de-fragmentation, and merging of virtual storage device of virtual machine
US7647468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5077
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing device is partitioned to include a host partition (HP) instantiated at least in part to provide storage capabilities, and also to include a client partition (CP) instantiated at least in part to consume such storage capabilities of the HP in the form of a virtual storage device at the CP. The HP implements the virtual storage device of the CP as an image file on a physical storage device. The image file at the HP is compacted while the CP is active and employing the corresponding virtual storage device.
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