Method for forking or migrating a virtual machine
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1. A method for increasing the efficiency of virtual machine processing, comprising the steps of:
- providing on a first host system a parent virtual machine;
temporarily suspending the parent virtual machine;
forking the parent virtual machine to create at least one child virtual machine at an at least one new location.
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Abstract
A method is provided for increasing the efficiency of virtual machine processing. A parent virtual machine is provided on a host computer. The parent virtual machine is temporarily or permanently suspended. A child virtual machine is created at a new location by forking the parent virtual machine. The child virtual machine may not initially include all the stored data that is associated with the parent virtual machine.
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1. A method for increasing the efficiency of virtual machine processing, comprising the steps of:
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providing on a first host system a parent virtual machine;
temporarily suspending the parent virtual machine;
forking the parent virtual machine to create at least one child virtual machine at an at least one new location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for increasing the efficiency of virtual machine processing, comprising the steps of:
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providing on a first host system a parent virtual machine associated with stored data;
temporarily suspending the parent virtual machine;
forking the parent virtual machine to create at least one child virtual machine at an at least one new location without a first portion of the stored data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for increasing the efficiency of virtual machine processing, comprising the steps of:
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providing on a first host system a parent virtual machine associated with stored data;
permanently suspending the parent virtual machine;
migrating the parent virtual machine to create at least one child virtual machine without a first portion of the stored data at an at least one new location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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