Cloud restart for non-critical performance virtual machines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11347521
APP PUB NO 20210224077A1
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16744896

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A method of restarting a virtual machine running in a cluster of hosts in a first data center, in a second data center, wherein each virtual machine is assigned a priority level, includes: transmitting virtual machines images running in the cluster at a first time to the second data center; selecting virtual machines to be restarted in the second data center according to priority levels assigned; and for each selected virtual machine, (a) generating difference data in an image of the selected virtual machine at a second time and at the first time, (b) transmitting the difference data to the second data center, (c) setting the virtual machine inactive in the first data center, and (d) communicating with the second data center to set as active; and power on, a virtual machine in the second data center using the image of the virtual machine transmitted to the second data center.

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  • VMWARE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Agarwal, Anant San Jose, US 137 4122
Chandrasekaran, Rahul Los Altos, US 18 66
Desai, Aalap Newark, US 17 100
Nair, Vikram Mountain View, US 20 129
Pan, Zhelong Cupertino, US 27 74

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