Method and system for separating file system metadata from other metadata in virtual machine image format
US7996414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/188
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for performing software operations on virtual machine images, includes: receiving a virtual machine image that includes data; reclassifying the data into a plurality of parts; and performing a software operation on one of the parts, wherein the software operation is performed without running a virtual machine.
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