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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Veritas Technologies Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for providing data backup services in a virtual environment may include (1) identifying a data path used to transfer, via a storage area network, backup data between a client system and a host operating system of a backup server, (2) establishing communication between the host operating system and a backup agent on a guest operating system of the backup server, and (3) extending the data path to the guest operating system by facilitating data transfer between the host operating system and the backup agent of the guest operating system such that the backup data is transferred between the client system and the backup agent of the guest operating system. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.