US 12,299,311 B2
Cost-optimized true zero recovery time objective for multiple applications
Bing Liu, Tianjin (CN); Jehuda Shemer, Kfar Saba (IL); Kfir Wolfson, Beer Sheva (IL); and Jawad Said, Kfar Yasif (IL)
Assigned to EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Filed by EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/436,268.
Application 18/436,268 is a continuation of application No. 16/878,184, filed on May 19, 2020, granted, now 11,899,957.
Prior Publication US 2024/0184475 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/065 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0611 (2013.01); G06F 3/0664 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for replicating a production site to a replica site, the method comprising:
assessing, by a data protection system, applications operating on production virtual machines based on a replication strategy;
configuring the data protection system to replicate the applications operating on the production virtual machines to replica virtual machines in accordance with the replication strategy;
assigning a value to each of the applications, wherein the value for each of the applications determines how many other applications can be replicated to a same replica virtual machine; and
replicating the applications operating on the production virtual machines at the production site to the replica virtual machines according to the replication strategy and the values assigned to each of the applications, wherein the replication strategy is used to replicate the applications to the replica virtual machines.