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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
Kirk A. Beaty, Goldens Bridge, NY (US);
Andrzej Kochut, Elmsford, NY (US);
Daniel Salinas, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Charles Otto Schulz, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Kirk A. Beaty, Goldens Bridge, NY (US);
Andrzej Kochut, Elmsford, NY (US);
Daniel Salinas, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Charles Otto Schulz, Ridgefield, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method, a computer program product, and data processing system clone virtual machines in a virtual desktop environment. A request to clone a new virtual machine is intercepted, wherein the request was initially sent to a virtual management server. Responsive to intercepting the request, the new virtual machine is cloned from a snapshot of a master virtual machine. A delta file is created for the new virtual machine, wherein the delta file includes a base disk reference and a copied delta file. The new virtual machine is configured to read a base disk image from a snapshot of the master virtual machine. The new virtual machine is configured to write data to the copied delta file in the delta file.