System and method for caching server images in a hosting system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a caching network of a hosting and storage system that comprises a plurality of nodes for hosting virtual machines for users, receiving a request for an image of a particular computer system configuration for deployment as a virtual machine on a particular node of the hosting system;
determining whether the requested image is presently stored on the caching network;
when the image is present on the caching network, streaming the image to the particular node of the hosting system for deployment as a virtual machine on the particular node; and
when the image is not presently stored on the caching network, retrieving a copy of the image from a permanent storage network and then streaming the image to the particular node of the hosting system for deployment as a virtual machine on the particular node.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method that, at a caching network of a hosting and storage system that includes several nodes for hosting virtual machines for users, receives a request for an image of a particular computer system configuration for deployment as a virtual machine on a particular node of the hosting system. The method determines whether the requested image is presently stored on the caching network. When the image is present on the caching network, the method streams the image to the particular node of the hosting system for deployment as a virtual machine on the particular node. When the image is not presently stored on the caching network, the method retrieves a copy of the image from a permanent storage network and then streams the image to the particular node of the hosting system for deployment as a virtual machine on the particular node.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a caching network of a hosting and storage system that comprises a plurality of nodes for hosting virtual machines for users, receiving a request for an image of a particular computer system configuration for deployment as a virtual machine on a particular node of the hosting system; determining whether the requested image is presently stored on the caching network; when the image is present on the caching network, streaming the image to the particular node of the hosting system for deployment as a virtual machine on the particular node; and when the image is not presently stored on the caching network, retrieving a copy of the image from a permanent storage network and then streaming the image to the particular node of the hosting system for deployment as a virtual machine on the particular node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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at a caching network of a hosting and storage system that comprises a plurality of nodes for hosting virtual machines for users, the caching network comprising a plurality of cache servers, receiving a request for an image of a particular computer system configuration for deployment as a virtual machine on a particular node of the hosting system; for each cache server in the caching network, calculating a score for the requested image; and searching through the cache servers for the requested image in an order determined by the calculated scores. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by at least one processor, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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at a caching network of a hosting and storage system that comprises a plurality of nodes for hosting virtual machines for users, receiving a request for an image of a particular computer system configuration for deployment as a virtual machine on a particular node of the hosting system; determining whether the requested image is presently stored on the caching network; when the image is present on the caching network, streaming the image to the particular node of the hosting system for deployment as a virtual machine on the particular node; and when the image is not presently stored on the caching network, retrieving a copy of the image from a permanent storage network and then streaming the image to the particular node of the hosting system for deployment as a virtual machine on the particular node. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by at least one processor, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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at a caching network of a hosting and storage system that comprises a plurality of nodes for hosting virtual machines for users, the caching network comprising a plurality of cache servers, receiving a request for an image of a particular computer system configuration for deployment as a virtual machine on a particular node of the hosting system; for each cache server in the caching network, calculating a score for the requested image; and searching through the cache servers for the requested image in an order determined by the calculated scores. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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