Bandwidth-Efficient virtual machine image delivery over distributed nodes based on priority and historical access criteria
US9311128B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism is provided for bandwidth-efficient virtual machine image delivery. Responsive to a request to generate a virtual machine (VM) in a node using an existing virtual machine image (VMI) file, a set of file chunks that constitute the VMI file is identified. The set of file chunks are retrieved from within a set of distributed nodes by establishing an optimized plan for retrieving the set of file chunks in a bandwidth-efficient manner. Responsive to retrieving the set of file chunks from within the distributed nodes, the set of file chunks are reassembled into the VMI file for generation of the VM.
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