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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jay S. Bryant, Rochester, MN (US);
James E. Carey, Rochester, MN (US);
Zachary A. Hill, Muskegon, MI (US);
Kendall J. Nelson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Lucas A. Palm, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A snapshot of data is generated by receiving a plurality of respective file system information sets from a corresponding plurality of virtual machines. Each of the plurality of virtual machines includes one or more storage volumes configured for receiving and storing data to thereby provide stored data. Each of the plurality of respective file information sets comprises file system information for the stored data. A first snapshot is created that includes the file system information for all of the virtual machines of the plurality of virtual machines.