Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Shared memory area
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-30
2011-11-15
Ellis, Kevin (Department: 2189)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Shared memory area
C711S154000, C711SE12070
Reexamination Certificate
active
08060703
ABSTRACT:
Techniques for allocating/reducing storage required for one or more virtual machines are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for allocating storage for one or more virtual machines. The method may comprise providing one or more virtual machines. The method may also comprise creating one or more master images containing one or more commonly used blocks. The method may also comprise creating one or more Copy on Write volumes, where each Copy on Write volume may be associated with at least one of the one or more virtual machines and at least one of the one or more master images, and wherein updated blocks may be stored in at least one of the one or more Copy on Write volumes, thereby reducing storage required for one or more virtual machines.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6363455 (2002-03-01), Kusakabe et al.
patent: 6487645 (2002-11-01), Clark et al.
patent: 7158972 (2007-01-01), Marsland
patent: 7246200 (2007-07-01), van Rietschote et al.
patent: 7577806 (2009-08-01), Rowan et al.
Bharadhwaj Rajeev
Desai Komal
Fallstrom Douglas
Janakiraman Viswesvaran
Montague Bruce
Ahmed Hamdy
Ellis Kevin
Symantec Corporation
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
LandOfFree
Techniques for allocating/reducing storage required for one... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Techniques for allocating/reducing storage required for one..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Techniques for allocating/reducing storage required for one... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4276544