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BACKING UP VIRTUAL MACHINES

  • US 20150242283A1
  • Filed: 02/27/2014
  • Published: 08/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • generating, by a processing device, a live snapshot of a virtual disk image attached to a virtual machine, wherein generating the live snapshot comprises converting an existing read-write volume to a read-only volume;

    generating, by the processing device and from the read-only volume, a temporary snapshot of the virtual disk image, the temporary snapshot comprising a temporary read-write volume;

    attaching the temporary snapshot of the virtual disk image to a backup component; and

    causing at least one of the backup component or a backup service to backup the virtual disk image from the attached temporary snapshot.

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