VM file management using file-level snapshots

• Main Authors: Yangyang Feng, Dalong Wang, Qinyue Chen, Bin Xiong, Xuelian Feng, Yang Liang
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.01.2024
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

VM file management includes detecting a user request to access to a virtual machine (VM) and searching a pre-defined list to determine whether the user requesting access is identified on the list. If so, a file-level snapshot is generated prior to enabling modification of a VM file by the user. The...