Protecting virtual machines against storage connectivity failures
US9361199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/815
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for monitoring a virtual machine executed on a host. The system includes a processor that receives an indication that a failure caused a storage device to be inaccessible to the virtual machine, the inaccessible storage device impacting an ability of the virtual machine to provide service, and applies a remedy to restore access to the storage device based on a type of the failure.
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