PROTECTING AND IDENTIFYING VIRTUAL MACHINES THAT HAVE THE SAME NAME IN A MULTI-TENANT DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT
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1. In a computing cluster that is backed up at a cluster level, a method for backing up virtual machines in the cluster, the method comprising:
- for each virtual machine;
creating a map of a virtual machine by a backup server, wherein the map associates a name and a unique identifier of the virtual machine with attributes of the virtual machine;
storing a copy of the virtual machine in a storage;
by the backup serverbacking up attributes of the virtual machine by the backup server; and
creating backup indexes by the backup server.
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Systems and methods for protecting and identifying virtual machines that have the same name in a multi-tenant distributed environment are provided. When backing up a virtual machine, a unique identifier of the virtual machine is incorporated into the name of the virtual machine'"'"'s save set. This allows a backup administrator to distinguish between virtual machines that have the same name. This improves the ability to perform restore operations by enabling virtual machines that have the same name to be distinguished.
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1. In a computing cluster that is backed up at a cluster level, a method for backing up virtual machines in the cluster, the method comprising:
for each virtual machine; creating a map of a virtual machine by a backup server, wherein the map associates a name and a unique identifier of the virtual machine with attributes of the virtual machine; storing a copy of the virtual machine in a storage;
by the backup serverbacking up attributes of the virtual machine by the backup server; and creating backup indexes by the backup server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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