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Archiving virtual machines in a data storage system

  • US 9,223,597 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2013
  • Issued: 12/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing resources associated with virtual machines in a networked data storage system, comprising:

  • using one or more computing devices comprising computer hardware;

    monitoring usage of a virtual machine (VM) executing on one or more client computing devices in primary storage;

    determining whether to reallocate one or more resources associated with the VM based on the usage and a plurality of factors; and

    in response to determining that the one or more resources associated with the VM should be reallocated;

    reducing an amount of resources for the VM when the usage of the VM is above or equal to a threshold value; and

    archiving the VM to secondary storage when the usage of the VM is below the threshold value, wherein the VM appears to be accessible to a user after being archived from the primary storage,wherein said monitoring usage of a VM, said determining whether to reallocate one or more resources associated with the VM, said reducing an amount of resources for the VM, and said archiving the VM occur during a backup of data from the primary storage to the secondary storage.

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