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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Jason Ferris Basler, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David George Derk, Gibsonia, PA (US);
James Patrick Smith, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jason Ferris Basler, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David George Derk, Gibsonia, PA (US);
James Patrick Smith, Redwood City, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for backing up applications executing on a virtual machine are provided. The method comprises submitting a first notification to a remote computing system to prepare an application running on a virtual machine for backup, such that application data consistency is maintained during the backup process; receiving a second notification from the remote computing system, indicating that the application is prepared for backup; creating a snapshot of the virtual machine in response to the second notification; and receiving application data from the computing system to process the snapshot and complete an application-specific backup for the virtual machine.