DEPLOYMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE DISKS FROM A SHARED NETWORK FILE SYSTEM

摘要

Techniques for deployment of virtual machine disks (VMDKs) in a virtualized computing environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a request to deploy a VMDK to a virtual machine (VM) is received. The VMDK includes a master virtual disk file and at least one data virtual disk file. Further, the master virtual disk file is copied from a shared network file system to a storage device associated with a host computing system. Furthermore, a redo virtual disk file is created in the storage device upon copying the master virtual disk file. Also, changes made to content associated with the VMDK are stored in the redo virtual disk file until the at least one data virtual disk file is copied to the storage device.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request to deploy a virtual machine disk (VMDK) to a virtual machine (VM), the VMDK comprising a master virtual disk file and at least one data virtual disk file; copying the master virtual disk file from a shared network file system to a storage device associated with a host computing system, the master virtual disk file comprising a pointer pointing to the at least one data virtual disk file in the shared network file system; creating a redo virtual disk file in the storage device upon copying the master virtual disk file, the redo virtual disk file comprising a pointer pointing to the master virtual disk file in the storage device; and storing changes made to content associated with the VMDK in the redo virtual disk file until the at least one data virtual disk file is copied to the storage device.