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`(19) United States
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`(19) United States (19) United States
`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2010/0070725 A1
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`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2010/0070725 Al (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2010/0070725 Al
`Mar. 18, 2010
`Mar. 18, 2010
`(43) Pub. Date:
`Mar. 18, 2010
`Prahlad et al.
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`Prahlad et al. Prahlad et al.
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`(43) Pub. Date: (43) Pub. Date:
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`(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR
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`(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR (54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR
`MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUALIZATION DATA
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`MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUALIZATION DATA MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUALIZATION DATA
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`(76) Inventors:
`Inventors: Inventors:
`(76) (76)
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`Anand Prahlad, East Brunswick,
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`Anand Prahlad, East Brunswick, Anand Prahlad, East Brunswick,
`NJ (US); Rahul S. Pawar,
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`NJ (US); Rahul S. Pawar, NJ (US); Rahul S. Pawar,
`Marlboro, NJ (US); Prakash
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`Marlboro, NJ (US); Prakash Marlboro, NJ (US); Prakash
`Varadharajan, Oceanport, NJ
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`Varadharajan, Oceanport, NJ Varadharajan, Oceanport, NJ
`(US); Pavan Kumar Reddy
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`(US); Pavan Kumar Reddy (US); Pavan Kumar Reddy
`Bedadala, Ocean, NJ (US)
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`Bedadala, Ocean, NJ (US) Bedadala, Ocean, NJ (US)
`Correspondence Address:
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`Correspondence Address: Correspondence Address:
`PERKINS COE LLP
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`PERKINS COIE LLP
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`PATENT-SEA PATENT-SEA
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`P.O. BOX 1247 P.O. BOX 1247
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`SEATTLE, WA 98111-1247 (US) SEATTLE, WA 98111-1247 (US)
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`(21) Appl. No.:
`(21) Appl. No.:
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`12/553,294
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`12/553,294
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`(22) Filed:
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`Sep. 3, 2009
`Sep. 3, 2009 Sep. 3, 2009
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(60) Provisional application No. 61/094,753, filed on Sep.
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`(60) Provisional application No. 61/094,753, filed on Sep. (60) Provisional application No. 61/094,753, filed on Sep.
`5, 2008, provisional application No. 61/121,383, filed
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`5, 2008, provisional application No. 61/121,383, filed 5, 2008, provisional application No. 61/121,383, filed
`on Dec. 10, 2008, provisional application No. 61/169,
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`on Dec. 10, 2008, provisional application No. 61/169, on Dec. 10, 2008, provisional application No. 61/169,
`515, filed on Apr. 15, 2009.
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`515, filed on Apr. 15, 2009. 515, filed on Apr. 15, 2009.
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`Publication Classification
`Publication Classification Publication Classification
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`(51) Int. Cl.
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`Int. Cl. Int. Cl.
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`G06F 9/455
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`G06F 9/455
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`G06F 9/455
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`G06F 2/02
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`(2006.01) (2006.01)
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`G06F 12/02 G06F 12/02
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`(2006.01) (2006.01)
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`(52) U.S. Cl. ..................... 711/162: 718/1707/E17.014:
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`711/162; 718/1; 707/E17.014; 711/162; 718/1; 707/E17.014;
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`(52) U.S. Cl. (52) U.S. Cl.
`711 FE12.OO2
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`711/E12.002 711/E12.002
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`ABSTRACT ABSTRACT
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`(57) (57)
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`Described in detail herein is a method of copying data of one
`Described in detail herein is a method of copying data of one
`Described in detail herein is a method of copying data of one
`or more virtual machines being hosted by one or more non
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`or more virtual machines being hosted by one or more non-or more virtual machines being hosted by one or more non-
`virtual machines. The method includes receiving an indica
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`virtual machines. The method includes receiving an indica-virtual machines. The method includes receiving an indica-
`tion that specifies how to perform a copy of data of one or
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`tion that specifies how to perform a copy of data of one or tion that specifies how to perform a copy of data of one or
`more virtual machines hosted by one or more virtual machine
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`more virtual machines hosted by one or more virtual machine more virtual machines hosted by one or more virtual machine
`hosts. The method may include determining whether the one
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`hosts. The method may include determining whether the one hosts. The method may include determining whether the one
`or more virtual machines are managed by a virtual machine
`or more virtual machines are managed by a virtual machine
`or more virtual machines are managed by a virtual machine
`manager that manages or facilitates management of the Vir
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`manager that manages or facilitates management of the vir-manager that manages or facilitates management of the vir-
`tual machines. If so, the virtual machine manager is dynami
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`tual machines. If so, the virtual machine manager is dynami-tual machines. If so, the virtual machine manager is dynami-
`cally queried to automatically determine the virtual machines
`cally queried to automatically determine the virtual machines
`cally queried to automatically determine the virtual machines
`that it manages or that it facilitates management of. If not, a
`that it manages or that it facilitates management o£ If not, a
`that it manages or that it facilitates management o£ If not, a
`virtual machine host is dynamically queried to automatically
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`virtual machine host is dynamically queried to automatically virtual machine host is dynamically queried to automatically
`determine the virtual machines that it hosts. The data of each
`determine the virtual machines that it hosts. The data of each
`determine the virtual machines that it hosts. The data of each
`virtual machine is then copied according to the specifications
`virtual machine is then copied according to the specifications
`virtual machine is then copied according to the specifications
`of the received indication.
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`of the received indication. of the received indication.
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`Copy
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`305
`Receive indication to perform
`Receive indication to perform
`copy
`Copy
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`ls there a Virtual
`machine manager?
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`315
`Select next virtual machine
`Select next Virtual machine
`host
`host
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`325
`325
`Query virtual machine manager
`Query virtual machine manager
`to determine virtual machines
`to determine virtual machines
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`320
`Query virtual machine host to
`Query virtual machine host to
`determine virtual machines
`determine Virtual machines
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`330
`330
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`Select next virtual machine
`Select next Virtual machine
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`335
`335
`Copy virtual machine data
`Copy virtual machine data
`according to indication
`according to indication
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`337
`337
`Perform other processing of
`Perform other processing of
`virtual machine data
`Virtual machine data
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`340
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`More virtual
`More Virtual
`machines?
`machines?
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`345
`345
`If there
`If there
`is not a virtual
`is not a Virtual
`machine manager,
`machine manager,
`are there other virtual
`are there other Virtual
`machine hosts?
`machine hosts?
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`
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`Done
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`FIG. 3
`FIG. 3
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`400
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`Enable Auto Discovery
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`Configure
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`Virtual machine host affinity
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`418
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`FIG. 4
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`Backupset Property of ManualBS
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`Security
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`Application:
`Virtual Machine Host
`Virtual Machine Host
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`Instance Name:
`vsDefaultInstance
`Instance Name:
`WS Defaultinstance
`Backup Set Name:
`ManualBS
`Backup Set Name:
`ManualBS
`_g Automatically add new virtual machines that don't
`YAutomatically add new virtual machines that don't
`dualify for membership in any of the sub-client
`qualify for membership in any of the sub-client
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`Change all selected virtual machines to sub-client:
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`554
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`700
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`CCopy virtual machine data)
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`Copy virtual machine data
`according to indication
`according to indication
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`Quiesce virtual machine file systems
`Quiesce virtual machine file systems
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`Create Snapshot of virtual machine
`Create snapshot of virtual machine
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`705
`705
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`710
`710
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`715
`715
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`Unduiesce virtual machine file systems
`Unquiesce virtual machine file systems
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`720
`720
`Determine how to copy according to indication:
`Determine how to copy according to indication:
`file-level, volume-level of disk-level
`file-level, volume-level of disk-level
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`file-level
`file-level
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`volume-level
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`disk-level
`disk-level
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`722
`722
`Determine mount point on
`Determine mount point on
`virtual machine storage
`virtual machine storage
`manager
`manager
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`724
`724
`Determine Volumes of Virtual
`Determine volumes of virtual
`machine
`machine
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`722
`722
`Determine mount point on
`Determine mount point on
`virtual machine storage
`virtual machine storage
`manager
`manger
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`724
`724
`Determine Volumes of virtual
`Determine volumes of virtual
`machine
`machine
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`746
`746
`Determine copy point on virtual
`Distry. Stual
`machine storage manager
`9
`9
`748
`748
`Determine virtual disk and
`GSR FE
`configuration files for virtual
`9
`machine
`machine
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`726
`726
`Mount determined volumes at
`Mount determined volumes at
`mount point on virtual machine
`mount point on virtual machine
`storage manager
`storage manager
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`726
`726
`Mount determined volumes at
`Mount determined volumes at
`mount point on virtual machine
`mount point on virtual machine
`storage manager
`storage manager
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`
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`728
`728
`Copy files on determined
`Copy files on determined
`volumes at mount point on
`volumes at mount point on
`virtual machine storage
`virtual machine storage
`manager to secondary storage
`manager to secondary storage
`data store
`data store
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`730
`730
`Unmount determined Volumes
`Unmount determined volumes
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`732
`732
`Remove snapshot of virtual
`Remove SNES Of virtual
`machine
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`754
`754
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`Extract metadata
`Extract metadata
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`734
`734
`Copy determined volumes at
`Copy determined volumes at
`mount point on virtual machine
`mount point on virtual machine
`storage manager to secondary
`storage manager to secondary
`storage data store
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`SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR
`SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR
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`MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUALIZATION DATA
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
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`0001. This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional
`[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional
`Patent Application No. 61/094,753 filed Sep. 5, 2008 (entitled
`Patent Application No. 61/094,753 filed Sep. 5, 2008 (entitled
`SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF
`SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MA