Instantaneous save/restore of virtual machines with persistent memory

A computer implemented method creates a snapshot of a logical volume of a computer. The computer stores a system state of the computer in persistent memory. The computer flushes a cache of the computer. The computer identifies a preceding snapshot. In response to identifying the preceding snapshot,...

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Main Authors HINES MICHAEL R, POFF DAN E, ABALI BULENT, BANIKAZEMI MOHAMMAD, BIVENS JOHN A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.11.2015
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A computer implemented method creates a snapshot of a logical volume of a computer. The computer stores a system state of the computer in persistent memory. The computer flushes a cache of the computer. The computer identifies a preceding snapshot. In response to identifying the preceding snapshot, the computer hardens changes occurring after the preceding snapshot. The computer then switches from a first indirection table to a second indirection table.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313736456