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DYNAMIC SNAPSHOTS FOR SHARING NETWORK BOOT VOLUMES

  • US 20170024224A1
  • Filed: 07/22/2015
  • Published: 01/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2015
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system, comprising:

  • at least one processor;

    an interface;

    a local storage device; and

    memory including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to;

    store, at a shared storage device, a plurality of boot volume images corresponding to an operating system and respective configurations for a virtual machine;

    select a boot volume image from the plurality of boot volume images, the boot volume image including at least configuration information for a new virtual machine;

    for installing the new virtual machine using the configuration information;

    load a first set of data into the memory from the selected boot volume image, the first set of data including at least a boot loader enabled to load at least a portion of the operating system into the memory and perform a boot process for the new virtual machine; and

    store, using the interface, a second set of data into the local storage device, the second set of data including data for executing the operating system after performing the boot process for the new virtual machine.

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