公开(公告)号：US20170147601A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14948653

申请日：2015-11-23

Applicant: NetApp Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Yi Yang ,  Yuedong Mu

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or computing devices are provided for implementing synchronous replication. For example, a synchronous replication relationship may be established between a local storage controller hosting local storage and a remote storage controller hosting remote storage (e.g., replication may be specified at a file, logical unit number (LUN), or any other level of granularity). Data file operations may be implemented in parallel upon the local storage and the remote storage. Independent metadata file operations may be independently implemented from data file operations upon the local storage, and upon local completion may be remotely implemented upon the remote storage. In-flight data file operations may be drained before dependent metadata file operations are locally implemented upon the local storage, and upon local completion may be remotely implemented upon the remote storage.

公开(公告)号：US20250053316A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18810870

申请日：2024-08-21

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Ripulkumar Hemantbhai Patel ,  Vrishali Dattatray Hajare ,  Andrew Eric Dunn ,  Rithin Kumar Shetty

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/20

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or computing devices are provided for resynchronization. For example, a request may be received to create pseudo snapshots of a first consistency group, hosted by a first storage controller, and a second consistency group, hosted by a second storage controller, having a synchronous replication relationship with the first consistency group. Incoming client write requests are logged within an intercept tracking log at the first storage controller. After a first drain without hold of incoming write requests is performed, a first pseudo common snapshot of the second consistency group is created. After a second drain without hold of incoming write operations is performed, a second pseudo common snapshot of the first consistency group and the intercept tracking log is created. The pseudo snapshots and the intercept tracking log (e.g., indicating a delta between the pseudo snapshots) are used to resynchronize the first and second consistency groups.

公开(公告)号：US12158824B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US17875837

申请日：2022-07-28

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Anoop Vijayan ,  Akhil Kaushik ,  Sohan Shetty ,  Dhruvil Shah

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/20

Abstract: Multi-site distributed storage systems and computer-implemented methods are described for improving a resumption time of input/output (I/O) operations during an automatic unplanned failover (AUFO). A computer-implemented method includes determining, with a second storage cluster, whether heartbeat information from one or more storage objects of a CG of a first set of CGs is received during a time period, determining an out of sync state for a data replication relationship between the CG of the first set of CGs and a mirrored CG of a second set of CGs when the heartbeat information is not received during the time period and sending a single bulk role change call with a cluster identifier from the second cluster to an external mediator to provide a role change from follower to leader in the second set of CGs.

公开(公告)号：US12105678B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18335710

申请日：2023-06-15

Applicant: NetApp Inc.

Inventor： Rithin Kumar Shetty ,  Akhil Kaushik ,  Nagender Somavarapu ,  Yuedong Mu ,  Pranab Patnaik

IPC: G06F16/178 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F16/188 ,  H04L67/1095

CPC classification number: G06F16/178 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F11/1464 ,  G06F11/1484 ,  G06F11/2076 ,  G06F11/2082 ,  G06F16/188 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  G06F2009/45562 ,  G06F2009/45583 ,  G06F2201/84

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or computing devices are provided for replicating virtual machine disk clones. For example, a first storage controller, hosting first storage, may have a synchronous replication relationship with a second storage controller hosting second storage. A virtual machine, within the first storage, may be specified as having synchronous replication protection. Accordingly, virtual machine disk clones of a virtual machine disk of the virtual machine may be replicated from the first storage to the second storage. For example, virtual machine disk clones may be synchronous replicated, replicated by a resync process invoked by a hypervisor agent, and/or stored and replicated from a clone backup directory.

公开(公告)号：US20240143453A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18148696

申请日：2022-12-30

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Dhruvil Shah ,  Arun Kumar Selvam

IPC: G06F11/14

CPC classification number: G06F11/1466 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F2201/84

Abstract: Multi-site distributed storage systems and computer-implemented methods are described for improving a resumption time of input/output (I/O) operations during a common snapshot procedure for storage objects. A computer-implemented method includes initiating a snapshot multi create operation to selectively form a batch of first and second synchronous replicated datasets that belong to a first group of storage disks at the primary storage site and corresponding second group of storage disks at the secondary storage site, performing a batch snapshot create operation on the primary storage site by executing snapshots of storage objects on the primary storage site of the batch of first and second synchronous replicated datasets in parallel multiple threads to effectively utilize processing resources on the primary storage site, and initiating an independent workflow and state machine for each storage object of the batch of first and second synchronous replicated datasets.

公开(公告)号：US20240143447A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18148644

申请日：2022-12-30

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Krishna Murthy Chandraiah Setty Narasingarayanapeta ,  Dhruvil Shah

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F11/1448 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F2201/84

Abstract: Multi-site distributed storage systems and computer-implemented methods are described for improving a resumption time of input/output (I/O) operations during a common snapshot procedure for storage objects. A computer-implemented method includes initiating a snap create handler operation for a storage object of a batch of storage objects having a plurality of replicated datasets with each replicated dataset having a synchronous replication relationship between at least one storage object of the first storage node and at least one replicated storage object of the second storage node, determining whether a consistency point is currently in progress or not, and providing a hint to accelerate a currently in progress consistency point when the consistency point is currently in progress.

公开(公告)号：US11966307B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17751410

申请日：2022-05-23

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Murali Subramanian ,  Sohan Shetty ,  Akhil Kaushik

IPC: G06F11/20 ,  H04L67/1097

CPC classification number: G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2092 ,  G06F2201/85 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: Systems and methods for re-aligning data replication configuration of a cross-site storage solution after a failover are provided. According to one embodiment, after a failover, the new primary distributed storage system orchestrates flipping of the data replication configuration of a peered consistency group (CG) to reestablish zero RPO and zero RTO protections for the peered CG. The primary causes the secondary distributed storage system to perform an atomic database operation on its remote configuration database to (i) delete an existing source configuration that identifies the secondary as a source of data replication; and (ii) persist a new destination configuration identifying the secondary as a destination of data replication. Then, the primary performs an atomic database operation on its local configuration database to (i) delete an existing destination configuration identifying the primary as the destination; and (ii) persist a new source configuration identifying the distributed storage system as the source.

公开(公告)号：US20240104061A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18527634

申请日：2023-12-04

Applicant: NetApp Inc.

Inventor： Devang Kundanlal Shah ,  Dipankar Roy ,  Krishnaveni Budati ,  Kai Tan ,  Pranab Patnaik ,  Akhil Kaushik

IPC: G06F16/178 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F16/11

CPC classification number: G06F16/178 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F16/122 ,  G06F16/128

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or computing devices are provided for managing an arbitrary set of storage items using a granset. For example, a storage controller may host a plurality of storage items and/or logical unit numbers (LUNs). A subset of the storage items are grouped into a consistency group. A granset is created for tracking, managing, and/or providing access to the storage items within the consistency group. For example, the granset comprises application programming interfaces (APIs) and/or properties used to provide certain levels of access to the storage items (e.g., read access, write access, no access), redirect operations to access either data of an active file system or to a snapshot, fence certain operations (e.g., rename and delete operations), and/or other properties that apply to each storage item within the consistency group. Thus, the granset provides a persistent on-disk layout used to manage an arbitrary set of storage items.

公开(公告)号：US11934670B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17219759

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Murali Subramanian ,  Akhil Kaushik ,  Anoop Vijayan ,  Omprakash Khandelwal ,  Arun Kumar Selvam

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/067

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for efficiently performing various operations at the granularity of a consistency group (CG) within a cross-site storage solution. An example of one of the various operations includes an independent and parallel resynchronization approach that independently brings individual volumes of a CG to a steady state of in-synchronization (InSync), thereby contributing to scalability of CGs by supporting CGs having a large number of member volumes without requiring a change to the resynchronization process. Another example includes preserving dependent write-order consistency when a remote mirror copy goes out-of-synchronization (OOS) for any reason by driving all member volumes OOS responsive to any member volume becoming OOS. Yet another example includes independent creation of snapshots by member volumes to support efficient and on-demand creation by an application of a common snapshots of all or a subset of peered member volumes of a CG with which the application is associated.

公开(公告)号：US11892982B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17505962

申请日：2021-10-20

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Murali Subramanian ,  Sohan Shetty ,  Rakesh Bhargava ,  Akhil Kaushik

IPC: G06F16/17 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F16/178 ,  G06F16/172

CPC classification number: G06F16/178 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F16/172 ,  G06F16/2365 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2092

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing delays between the time at which a need for a resynchronization of data replication between a volume of a local CG and its peer volume of a remote CG is detected and the time at which the resynchronization is triggered (Reseed Time Period) are provided. According to an example, information indicative of the direction of data replication between the volume and the peer volume is maintained within a cache of a node. Responsive to a disruptive operation (e.g., relocation of the volume from an original node to a new node), the Reseed Time Period is lessened by proactively adding a passive cache entry to a cache within the new node at the time the CG relationship is created when the new node represents an HA partner of the original node and prior to the volume coming online when the new node represents a non-HA partner.