Replacing virtual machine disks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9632814
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14983290

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At least one target virtual disk descriptor that describes at least one virtual disk associated with an existing target virtual machine in a target virtualized environment is merged with at least one source virtual disk descriptor that describes at least one virtual disk associated with a source. The merging is carried out to obtain at least one merged virtual disk descriptor compatible with the target virtualized environment. The at least one virtual disk associated with the existing target virtual machine in the target virtualized environment is replaced with the at least one virtual disk associated with the source, in accordance with the at least one merged virtual disk descriptor.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bonilla, Milton A Carmel, US 6 298
Graf, Florian Zurich, CH 24 463
Kohen, David Haifa, IL 20 2556
Peterson, Brian Ridgefield, US 110 2335
Pfitzmann, Birgit M Samstagern, CH 48 2037
Rofrano, John J Mahopac, US 18 551
Schultz, Kristiann J Chatfield, US 9 465
Young, Christopher C Sleepy Hollow, US 25 710
Zhang, Xiaolan Chappaqua, US 55 1541

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