US Patent 11226873 Scaling single file snapshot performance across clustered system

In some embodiments, there is provided a method for operating a data management system. The method comprising certain operations including determining a schedule for backing up a first virtual machine, configuring a job scheduler to implement the schedule for backing up the first virtual machine, initiating a snapshot process for acquiring a snapshot of the first virtual machine, determining a type of snapshot to be stored, and determining whether a full image of the first virtual machine is required to be stored in order to store the snapshot of the first virtual machine.