CONTAINER-BASED BACKUPS
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1. A method for enabling a container-based backup, the method comprising:
- analyzing a source host to be backed up, wherein the source host is not a container instance;
determining a portion of the source host for which a container representation is to be created, the container representation comprising a source host image that is captured at the time of backup; and
creating the container representation.
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Abstract
Examples disclosed herein relate to container-based backups. Some of the examples may enable analyzing a source host to be backed up, wherein the source host is not a container instance, and determining a portion of the source host for which a container representation is to be created. The container representation may comprise a source host image that is captured at the time of backup. Some of the examples may enable creating the container representation.
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1. A method for enabling a container-based backup, the method comprising:
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analyzing a source host to be backed up, wherein the source host is not a container instance; determining a portion of the source host for which a container representation is to be created, the container representation comprising a source host image that is captured at the time of backup; and creating the container representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor of a computing device for enabling a container-based backup, the machine-readable storage medium comprising:
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instructions to analyze a source host to be backed up, wherein the source host is not a container instance; instructions to identify a backup specification that specifies a type of the source host and a portion of the source host for which a container representation is to be created, the container representation comprising a source host image that is captured at the time of backup; and instructions to send the container representation to a container host to be stored in a data storage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for enabling a container-based backup comprising:
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a source host comprising a first non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a first processor of the source host, the first machine-readable storage medium comprising; instructions to analyze a source host to be backed up, wherein the source host is not a container instance; instructions to determine a portion of the source host for which a container representation is to be created; instructions to create a first container representation of the portion of the source host at a first point in time, wherein the first container representation captures a first point-in-time state of a software application that runs on the source host; and instructions to create a second container representation of the portion of the source host at a second point in time, wherein the second container representation captures a second point-in-time state of the software application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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