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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Milton A. Bonilla, Carmel, NY (US);
Florian Graf, Zurich, CH;
David Kohen, Haifa, IL;
Brian Peterson, Ridgefield, NY (US);
Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Samstagern, CH;
John J. Rofrano, Mahopac, NY (US);
Kristiann J. Schultz, Chatfield, MN (US);
Christopher C. Young, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US);
Xiaolan Zhang, Chappaqua, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
At least one target virtual disk descriptor that describes at least one virtual disk associated with an existing target virtual machine in a target virtualized environment is merged with at least one source virtual disk descriptor that describes at least one virtual disk associated with a source. The merging is carried out to obtain at least one merged virtual disk descriptor compatible with the target virtualized environment. The at least one virtual disk associated with the existing target virtual machine in the target virtualized environment is replaced with the at least one virtual disk associated with the source, in accordance with the at least one merged virtual disk descriptor.