Systems and methods for replicating information with information retention systems

A system for replicating information with information retention systems, the system comprising:

• a queueing module, stored in a memory, that queues, by a filter driver at a source server computing device and until a clone of a virtual machine is created, information communicated between the virtual machine and a source storage device;
• an initiating module, stored in the memory, that initiates creating the clone of the virtual machine on the source server computing device;
• a first sending module, stored in the memory, that sends, via a source replication gateway and to a target server computing device, update information sets comprising the information communicated between the virtual machine and the source storage device prior to initiating the queueing;
• an inserting module, stored in the memory, that inserts a flush marker into a network queue after the last update information set;
• a stopping module, stored in the memory, that stops, when the flush marker is inserted into the network queue, the queueing of the information communicated between the virtual machine and the source storage device;
• a second sending module, stored in the memory, that sends, after sending the update information sets, the flush marker via the source replication gateway to the target server computing device;
• a pausing module, stored in the memory, that pauses replication of the source storage device;
• a resuming module, stored in the memory, that resumes replication of the source storage device in response to completing creating the clone of the virtual machine;
• a third sending module, stored in the memory, that sends, to the target server computing device, additional information communicated between the virtual machine and the source storage device after stopping the queueing;
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• at least one physical processor that executes the queuing module, the initiating module, the first sending module, the inserting module, the stopping module, the second sending module, the pausing module, the resuming module, and the third sending module.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a source server computing device, cause the source server computing device to:

• queue, by a filter driver at the source server computing device and until a clone of a virtual machine is created, information communicated between the virtual machine and a source storage device;
• initiate creating the clone of the virtual machine on the source server computing device;
• send, via a source replication gateway and to a target server computing device, update information sets comprising the information communicated between the virtual machine and the source storage device prior to initiating the queueing;
• insert a flush marker into a network queue after the last update information set;
• stop, when the flush marker is inserted into the network queue, the queueing of the information communicated between the virtual machine and the source storage device;
• send, after sending the update information sets, the flush marker via the source replication gateway to the target server computing device;
• pause replication of the source storage device;
• resume replication of the source storage device in response to completing creating the clone of the virtual machine;
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• send, to the target server computing device, additional information communicated between the virtual machine and the source storage device after stopping the queueing.