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Systems and methods for enhancing virtual machine backup image data

  • US 9,128,742 B1
  • Filed: 11/19/2010
  • Issued: 09/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for enhancing virtual machine backup image data, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

  • identifying a virtual machine to be stored as a backup image;

    backing up the virtual machine by storing the backup image of the virtual machine in a backup repository;

    while backing up the virtual machine, collecting configuration information that identifies at least one of;

    virtual hardware of the virtual machine;

    an original location of the virtual machine;

    orsystem software of the virtual machine,the collecting configuration information comprising at least one of;

    harvesting the configuration information from a profile of the virtual machine maintained by a host system of the virtual machine;

    orparsing an image of the virtual machine to identify the configuration information;

    associating the configuration information with the backup image in a catalog of virtual machine backup images, the catalog being searchable by the configuration information;

    maintaining the catalog of the virtual machine backup images such that the virtual machine backup images are accessible via configuration information searches.

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