System and method for storing server images in a hosting system
US8601226B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method for creating an image of a virtual machine. The method identifies a particular computer system operating as a virtual machine with a particular configuration on a hardware resource of a hosting system that includes several hardware resources. The method captures data representing the particular computer system. Capturing the data includes copying a particular section of the data, computing a checksum for the particular section of the data, and streaming the particular section with the computed checksum to a storage.
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