Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Preparing data for information retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-29
2010-12-21
Le, Debbie (Department: 2168)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Preparing data for information retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
active
07856440
ABSTRACT:
A method for performing software operations on virtual machine images, includes: receiving a virtual machine image that includes a mapping from a first file name to first file content; reformatting the virtual machine image by: creating a store that contains the first file content and that associates a content descriptor with the first file content, wherein the first file content can be reconstructed by using the content descriptor; and decoupling the mapping by creating an image manifest that maps the first file name to the content descriptor; and performing a software operation on the virtual machine image using the reformatted virtual machine image.
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Alpern Bowen L.
Ammons Glenn
Bala Vasanth
Mummert Todd W.
Reimer Darrell C.
F. Chau & Associates LLC
International Business Machines - Corporation
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