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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT PROVISIONING OF CLONED VIRTUAL MACHINE IMAGES USING DEDUPLICATION METADATA

  • US 20140229936A1
  • Filed: 02/12/2013
  • Published: 08/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a request to copy a first virtual machine to form a second virtual machine;

    identifying a first portion of memory comprising data for the first virtual machine; and

    forming the second virtual machine based on the first portion of memory comprising data for the first virtual machine, wherein forming the second virtual machine further comprises;

    linking the second virtual machine to the first portion of memory comprising data for the first virtual machine, andimplementing a second portion of memory to store data for the second virtual machine independent of the first virtual machine.

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