Systems and methods for enhancing virtual machine backup image data

摘要

A computer-implemented method for enhancing virtual machine backup image data may include identifying a virtual machine to be stored as a backup image. The computer-implemented method may also include collecting configuration information that identifies at least one aspect of how the virtual machine is configured. The computer-implemented method may further include storing the backup image of the virtual machine in a backup repository. The computer-implemented method may additionally include associating the configuration information within the backup image in a catalog of virtual machine backup images, the catalog being searchable by the configuration information. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for enhancing virtual machine backup image data, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
identifying a virtual machine to be stored as a backup image; backing up the virtual machine by storing the backup image of the virtual machine in a backup repository; while backing up the virtual machine, collecting configuration information that identifies at least one of:
virtual hardware of the virtual machine;an original location of the virtual machine; orsystem software of the virtual machine, the collecting configuration information comprising at least one of:
harvesting the configuration information from a profile of the virtual machine maintained by a host system of the virtual machine; orparsing an image of the virtual machine to identify the configuration information; associating the configuration information with the backup image in a catalog of virtual machine backup images, the catalog being searchable by the configuration information; maintaining the catalog of the virtual machine backup images such that the virtual machine backup images are accessible via configuration information searches.