Implementation of virtual machine operations using storage system functionality
US9098347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising: (a) representing at least state data of a virtual machine in a unit of network storage of a network storage system; and (b) employing data manipulation functionality of the network storage system to implement a virtual machine operation that manipulates at least the state data of the virtual machine.
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