Patent ID: 11921586
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for performing a data backup process on a cluster, the method comprising:
obtaining a backup generation request for virtual machines;
in response to obtaining the backup generation request:
generating a first set of backup groupings based on the backup generation request, wherein each of the first set of backup groupings comprises at least one of the virtual machines;
issuing a disable migration command to a plurality of production hosts, wherein each of the plurality of production hosts is associated with at least one of the virtual machines;
identifying, after the issuing, a virtual machine, in a production host of the plurality of production hosts, of the virtual machines that is migrating;
removing, based on the identifying, the virtual machine from the first set of backup groupings to obtain a second set of backup groupings, wherein the virtual machine is placed in an excluded group after the removing; and
backing up the second set of backup groupings.