SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING DATA MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS USING SNAPSHOTS
First Claim
1. A method for creating snapshots of virtual machines, wherein the method is performed by a computing system having a processor and memory, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of one or more virtual machines,wherein the one or more virtual machines are hosted by at least one first virtual machine host;
creating snapshots of the one or more virtual machines; and
utilizing the snapshots of the one or more virtual machines, hosting the one or more virtual machines on at least one second virtual machine host that is distinct from the at least one first virtual machine host.
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Abstract
A system stores a snapshot and an associated data structure or index to storage media to create a secondary copy of a volume of data. In some cases, the associated index includes application specific data about a file system or other application that created the data to identify the location of the data. The associated index may include three entries, and may be used to facilitate the recovery of data via the snapshot. The snapshot may be used by ancillary applications to perform various functions, such as content indexing, data classification, deduplication, e-discovery, and other functions.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for creating snapshots of virtual machines, wherein the method is performed by a computing system having a processor and memory, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of one or more virtual machines, wherein the one or more virtual machines are hosted by at least one first virtual machine host; creating snapshots of the one or more virtual machines; and utilizing the snapshots of the one or more virtual machines, hosting the one or more virtual machines on at least one second virtual machine host that is distinct from the at least one first virtual machine host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium whose contents cause a computing system to create snapshots of virtual machines, wheren the computing system has a processor and memory, comprising:
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receiving an indication of one or more virtual machines, wherein the one or more virtual machines are hosted by at least one first virtual machine host; creating snapshots of the one or more virtual machines; and utilizing the snapshots of the one or more virtual machines, hosting the one or more virtual machines on at least one second virtual machine host that is distinct from the at least one first virtual machine host. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to create snapshots of virtual machines, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory; a receiving component configured to receive an indication of one or more virtual machines, wherein the one or more virtual machines are hosted by at least one first virtual machine host; a creating component configured to create snapshots of the one or more virtual machines; and a utilizing component configured to use the snapshots of the one or more virtual machines and host the one or more virtual machines on at least one second virtual machine host that is distinct from the at least one first virtual machine host. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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