Method and system for handling storage in response to migration of a virtual machine in a virtualization environment
US9575784B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for handling storage in response to migration of a virtual machine in a virtualization environment, including receiving an I/O request for a virtual disk, determining that a service virtual machine which implements a storage controller is not registered as owner of the virtual disk, obtaining ownership of the virtual disk by the service virtual machine, the service virtual machine handling the I/O request after obtaining ownership of the virtual disk.
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