Method and system for managing de-duplication of data in a virtualization environment
US9389887B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for managing de-duplication of data in a virtualization environment, that includes a plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of nodes implements a virtualization environment, a plurality of primary storage devices that are accessed by virtual machines in the virtualization environment, and wherein data undergoes de-duplication in the virtualization environment such that an instruction to store a data item that is issued by a virtual machine is not duplicatively stored if the data item is already stored in the plurality of the primary storage devices.
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