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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2008
Suhas Girish Urkude, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sasidharan Krishnan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Suhas Girish Urkude, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sasidharan Krishnan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for synchronizing storage areas are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for synchronizing storage areas comprising a module to identify one or more source storage areas associated with a virtual machine, a module to create one or more destination storage areas corresponding to the one or more source storage areas, a module to link the one or more source storage areas with the one or more destination storage areas, a module to synchronize the one or more source areas with the one or more destination areas, and when synchronization is complete, a module to associate the virtual machine with the one or more destination storage areas and disassociate the virtual machine with the one or more source storage areas.