Patent ID: 7917617
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for mitigating rebaselining of a virtual machine (VM), having a data backup relationship with a first VM hosting server and a unique identifier, when migrating the VM from the first VM hosting server to a second VM hosting server, the method comprising: determining whether a VM on a first VM hosting server is migrated to a second VM hosting server comprising utilizing a unique identifier of the VM, the determining comprising monitoring one or more directories to determine if a backup agent has associated the unique identifier for the VM with the second VM hosting server, the one or more directories comprising one or more VM hosting locations on VM hosting servers in a server system; if the migration is detected, determining whether the VM has a data backup relationship with a data store associated with the first VM hosting server; and if the data backup relationship with a data store associated with the first VM hosting server is detected, utilizing the data backup relationship with a data store associated with the first VM hosting server for subsequent backup updates on the second VM hosting server.