Replicating in virtual desktop infrastructure

摘要

In one aspect, a method includes determining whether a volume selected for replication is a linked clone, determining if a base file associated with the linked clone exists at a replication site and generating the base file associated with the linked clone at the replication site if a base file does not exist at the replication site.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
replicating a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) from a production site to a replication site using a replicator stored on a first hypervisor at the productions site, wherein the first hypervisor is connected to a second hypervisor at the replication site, the replicating comprising:
determining whether a first volume, stored on a first virtual machine file system at the production site and selected for replication, is a linked clone by determining if a second volume stored on the first virtual machine file system and the first volume have a first base file that is a joint parent of the first and second volumes, the first virtual machine file system connected to the first hypervisor;determining if a second base file associated with the linked clone exists at a second virtual machine file system at the replication site if the first volume is a linked clone, the second virtual machine file system connected to the second hypervisor; andgenerating the second base file associated with the linked clone on the second virtual machine file system at the replication site if the second base file does not exist at the replication site.