VIRTUAL MACHINE BACKUP USING SNAPSHOTS AND CURRENT CONFIGURATION
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying, by a computing system, a snapshot request for a virtual machine operating on a host computing system;
initiating a storage snapshot of storage devices in use by the virtual machine, the storage snapshot to be stored on a backup storage device;
generating a metadata snapshot of a configuration of the virtual machine;
creating a link between the storage snapshot and the metadata snapshot; and
maintaining the metadata snapshot in a data store.
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Abstract
A computer system generates snapshot backups of a virtual machine by creating a metadata snapshot and a backup snapshot. The computer system identifies a backup request for a virtual machine operating on a host computing system, initiates a backup snapshot of storage devices in use by the virtual machine, generates a metadata snapshot of a configuration of the virtual machine, and maintains the metadata snapshot in a data store.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying, by a computing system, a snapshot request for a virtual machine operating on a host computing system; initiating a storage snapshot of storage devices in use by the virtual machine, the storage snapshot to be stored on a backup storage device; generating a metadata snapshot of a configuration of the virtual machine; creating a link between the storage snapshot and the metadata snapshot; and maintaining the metadata snapshot in a data store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform a method comprising:
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identifying, by a computing system, a snapshot request for a virtual machine operating on a host computing system; initiating a storage snapshot of storage devices in use by the virtual machine, the storage snapshot to be stored on a backup storage device; generating a metadata snapshot of a configuration of the virtual machine; creating a link between the storage snapshot and the metadata snapshot; and maintaining the metadata snapshot in a data store. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a processing device coupled to the memory, wherein the processing device is configured to; identify a snapshot request for a virtual machine operating on a host computing system; initiate a storage snapshot of storage devices in use by the virtual machine, the storage snapshot to be stored on a backup storage device; generate a metadata snapshot of a configuration of the virtual machine; create a link between the storage snapshot and the metadata snapshot; and maintain the metadata snapshot in a data store. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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