SELECTIVE DISK VOLUME CLONING FOR VIRTUAL DISK CREATION

摘要

Systems and methods create virtual disks for access by a virtual machine. The virtual disk can be created from marked folders such that files and folders containing sensitive data or data not necessary for the purpose of a virtual machine using the virtual disk can be omitted from the virtual disk.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to create a virtual disk; in response to receiving the request, reading file system entries from a file system on a source disk, the file system having a plurality of file system entries indicating files and folders within the file system; determining by one or more processors whether or not a file system entry for a folder is marked for inclusion on the virtual disk; and in response to determining that the folder is marked for inclusion on the virtual disk, creating file system entries on the virtual disk for the folder and the files within the folder and including data for the folder and the files within the folder on the virtual disk.