Hosted Hypervisor Image Management Client
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing desktop image data in hosted hypervisor environments is complex due to the need to synchronize changes across multiple virtual machines sharing hardware resources, leading to inefficiencies in backup, restore, and update operations, especially in distributed enterprise environments with variable network bandwidths and latencies.
Innovation Solution
A single image management client is installed within the host operating system, with separate drivers on each virtual machine providing file-level access to replicate only changed files to a remote server, using deduplication techniques to optimize data transfer and reduce network congestion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional backup software is installed on each individual desktop, then data backup capability is provided, but network bandwidth consumption increases and backup efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple virtual machine instances share a single backup agent running on the host system, consolidating backup operations that previously required separate agents on each desktop. This merging reduces redundant processes and improves overall backup efficiency while maintaining data protection for all virtual machines.
Solution Approach 2:
The backup agent on the host system serves multiple virtual machines simultaneously, providing universal backup capability across the virtualized environment. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for dedicated backup software on each individual virtual machine instance.
2Reliability
If all virtual machine data is replicated to remote servers, then complete backup is achieved, but network congestion increases and transfer time extends
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and identifies only the changed file blocks within virtual machines since the last backup, rather than replicating entire virtual machine images. This selective extraction of modified data reduces network transfer time and congestion while ensuring complete backup of all changes.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of performing full backup operations on all virtual machine data, the system performs partial backups targeting only the specific file blocks that have changed. This partial action approach maintains backup completeness for modified data while significantly reducing transfer time and network usage.
3Measurement precision
If file-level access is implemented for each virtual machine, then precise change detection is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The backup agent on the host system acts as an intermediary that manages file-level access to virtual machine data through the virtualized storage layer. This intermediary approach enables precise change detection without requiring complex file-level access mechanisms within each individual virtual machine, simplifying the overall system architecture.
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AI summary
A desktop image management system is described that can be used to efficiently manage desktops and desktop image data in hosted hypervisor environments. The efficiency of backing up data and otherwise managing desktops that are running on virtual machines in a hosted hypervisor environment can be improved by utilizing an image management client installed in the host operating system and individual drivers installed on each virtual machine running on the hosted hypervisor. The image management client may also simplify and improve the process of distributing software updates from the central server to target virtual machines running on the hosted hypervisor environment.