Virtual machine image server

Details Virtual machine image server Virtual machine image server

2005-01-07

2011-12-06

Lazaro, David (Department: 2455)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Remote data accessing

C709S220000, C717S171000, C717S176000, C718S001000, C713S001000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08073926

ABSTRACT:
Virtual machine image files are stored in a virtual machine storage by a virtual machine image file server. Users at virtual machine clients connect to the virtual machine image file server and are presented with a list of the available virtual machine image files in a virtual machine image store. Users of the virtual machine clients are able to select the desired virtual machine image, and begin executing in the selected virtual machine environment as soon as the selected virtual machine image file begins downloading to the client computer. When a virtual machine image file is selected for storage it is divided into several segments. Each segment is compared with segments of previously stored virtual machine image files already in storage. For example, only non-duplicate segments are stored.

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