US 11,868,797 B2
Methods and systems for converting a related group of physical machines to virtual machines
Abhinav Katiyar, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,717.
Application 17/733,717 is a continuation of application No. 17/061,061, filed on Oct. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,340,935.
Application 17/061,061 is a continuation of application No. 15/972,211, filed on May 6, 2018, granted, now 10,795,712, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 15/972,211 is a continuation of application No. 15/095,676, filed on Apr. 11, 2016, granted, now 9,965,314, issued on May 8, 2018.
Application 15/095,676 is a continuation of application No. 14/050,317, filed on Oct. 9, 2013, granted, now 9,311,129, issued on Apr. 12, 2016.
Application 14/050,317 is a continuation of application No. 12/256,198, filed on Oct. 22, 2008, granted, now 8,572,608, issued on Oct. 29, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0261271 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 8/20 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 9/45558 (2013.01) [G06F 8/20 (2013.01); G06F 2009/4557 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45562 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to convert a plurality of physical machines into virtual computers on a host;
accessing relationship data that defines relationships between each of the plurality of physical machines; and
converting the plurality of physical machines into the virtual computers by executing a sequence of virtualization operations that maintain the defined relationships.