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Systems and methods to load applications and application data into a virtual machine using hypervisor-attached volumes

  • US 9,639,385 B2
  • Filed: 08/13/2014
  • Issued: 05/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a data management system, comprising:

  • detecting, at a virtual machine agent running within a virtual machine, an attach-triggering event;

    transmitting from the virtual machine agent, in response to detecting the attach-triggering event, a first indication to a virtual machine manager, the first indication comprising a first request to attach one or more storage volumes to the virtual machine, wherein the virtual machine manager comprises a separate appliance from the hypervisor or a virtual appliance supported by the hypervisor;

    determining, at the virtual machine manager, one or more selected storage volumes to be attached to the virtual machine based on the first request and transferring a second request to dynamically attach the one or more selected storage volumes to the virtual machine;

    receiving, at a hypervisor, the second request to dynamically attach the one or more selected storage volumes to the virtual machine; and

    dynamically attaching, by the hypervisor, the one or more selected storage volumes to the virtual machine in response to receiving the second request.

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