发明名称 |
System and method for full virtual machine backup using storage system functionality |
摘要 |
A VM management server receives a request from a backup application server to back up a first VM. The VM management server determines a first of the host systems based on the request, wherein the first host system hosts the first VM. A first request is transmitted from the VM management server to a VMM of the first host system hosting the first VM via a VM application programming interface (VM API) over a network. The first request requests the VMM to capture a VM snapshot representing a consistent state of the first VM. In response to determining that the consistent state of the VM has been captured, a second request is transmitted to a first storage system associated with the first host system to send one or more VM disk images associated with the consistent state of the first VM to a second storage system over the network. |
申请公布号 |
US9477415(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.10.25 |
申请号 |
US201615050383 |
申请日期 |
2016.02.22 |
申请人 |
EMC Corporation |
发明人 |
Hsu Windsor W.;Xing Jian |
分类号 |
G06F3/06;G06F9/455;G06F11/14;G06F17/30 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
代理机构 |
Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP |
代理人 |
Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP |
主权项 |
1. A computer-implemented method for performing backup operations, the method comprising:
receiving, at a virtual machine (VM) management server, a request from a backup application server to back up a first VM, wherein the VM management server manages a plurality of VMs hosted by a plurality of host systems, and wherein the backup application server manages backup operations of a plurality of storage systems; determining at the VM management server a first of the host systems based on the request, wherein the first host system hosts the first VM; and transmitting a first request from the VM management server to a VM monitor (VMM) of the first host system hosting the first VM via a VM application programming interface (VM API) over a network, the first request requesting the VMM to capture a VM snapshot representing a consistent state of the first VM, wherein in response to determining that the consistent state of the VM has been captured, a second request is transmitted to a first storage system associated with the first host system to send one or more VM disk images associated with the consistent state of the first VM to a second storage system over the network, wherein the first host system is a separate system communicatively coupled to the first storage system. |
地址 |
Hopkinton MA US |