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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2011
Patrick B. Heywood, Louisville, CO (US);
Sambit Sahu, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kunwadee Sripanidkulchai, Bangkok, TH;
Jie Zheng, Houston, TX (US);
Patrick B. Heywood, Louisville, CO (US);
Sambit Sahu, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kunwadee Sripanidkulchai, Bangkok, TH;
Jie Zheng, Houston, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, data processing system, and computer program product for managing images. A processor unit divides an image for a virtual machine into blocks. The processor unit determines whether to compress the blocks prior to transmitting the blocks to a destination for the image. In response to a determination to compress the blocks, the processor unit compresses the blocks to form a compressed set of blocks. The processor unit sends the compressed set of blocks and any uncompressed blocks remaining in the blocks to the destination for the image.