Virtual machine provisioning in object storage system
US8650566B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45579
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The storage system exports logical storage volumes that are provisioned as storage objects. These storage objects are accessed on demand by connected computer systems using standard protocols, such as SCSI and NFS, through logical endpoints for the protocol traffic that are configured in the storage system. When a virtual machine is provisioned, logical storage volumes include a logical metadata storage volume and logical data storage volumes. The logical metadata storage volume stores metadata for the virtual machine such as configuration and log files, swap file, and disk descriptor files. Each disk descriptor file is provided for one logical data storage volume and stores metadata about the logical data storage volume such as size and unique identifying data.
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