| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of creating a link clone having a function for converting an already exiting virtual machine image into a link clone format and a function for installing a hot fix and application in a master disk image without using any exclusive I/O appliance or unique data format. <P>SOLUTION: This clone disk creation method comprises: a step of extracting common data from a plurality of virtual machine images, and creating a master disk image; a step of extracting a difference between the created above mentioned master disk image and a virtual machine image, and creating a delta disk, and converting the existing virtual machine image into a link clone format. Furthermore, this clone disk creation method comprises a step of installing a hot fix and application of an OS in the master disk image, and mounting the master disk image and delta disk on an arbitrary host, and executing disk layout rearrangement processing for excluding the write-in of the data in the same sector. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
