Storage area network with target side recognition and routing table upload
    1.
    发明申请
    Storage area network with target side recognition and routing table upload 有权
    存储区域网络与目标端识别和路由表上传

    公开(公告)号:US20090019157A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-15

    申请号:US12215194

    申请日:2008-06-25

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    CPC分类号: H04L67/1097

    摘要: A network of data processors for providing access to a resource, such as implemented a Storage Area Network that uses iSCSI and Microsoft MPIO-based network communication protocols. In preferred embodiments, the system or method uses (a) target-side consideration of MPIO disk structures, such as by having iSCSI initiators in from iSCSI targets via an iSCSI session object that is settable by a service action; and/or (b) uploading of routing tables from iSCSI targets to iSCSI initiator(s), such as to a Device Specific Module (DSM). Implementations may also involve, in a preferred embodiment: (1) requesting that the contents of the routing table be provided from the iSCSI target side storage servers to the iSCSI initiators, and using this as one of the factors influencing path selection as performed in the MPIO DSM on the initiator side; and/or (2) transmitting information from the iSCSI initiator to the iSCSI target storage server identifying connections as belonging to the same MPIO disk, and then receiving back from the iSCSI target storage server, information about the connections that should be created, and further then having a connection load balancer on the storage server handle those connections as related connections that need to be assigned each to a different Network Interface (NIC) on the storage servers.

    摘要翻译: 用于提供对资源的访问的数据处理器网络,例如实现使用基于iSCSI和基于微软MPIO的网络通信协议的存储区域网络。 在优选实施例中,系统或方法使用(a)MPIO磁盘结构的目标端考虑,例如通过可通过服务动作设置的iSCSI会话对象从iSCSI目标中启用iSCSI启动器; 和/或(b)将路由表从iSCSI目标上传到iSCSI启动器,如到特定于设备的模块(DSM)。 在优选实施例中,实现方式还可以包括:(1)请求从iSCSI目标侧存储服务器向iSCSI启动器提供路由表的内容,并将其用作影响路径选择的因素之一,如 MPIO DSM在发起方; 将信息从iSCSI启动器传输到iSCSI目标存储服务器,将连接识别为属于同一MPIO磁盘,然后从iSCSI目标存储服务器接收关于应创建的连接的信息,以及 那么在存储服务器上具有连接负载平衡器将这些连接作为相关连接处理,这些连接需要分配给存储服务器上的不同网络接口(NIC)。

    Storage area network with target side recognition and routing table upload

    公开(公告)号:US08447860B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-21

    申请号:US12215194

    申请日:2008-06-25

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: H04L67/1097

    摘要: A network of data processors for providing access to a resource, such as implemented a Storage Area Network that uses iSCSI and Microsoft MPIO-based network communication protocols. In preferred embodiments, the system or method uses (a) target-side consideration of MPIO disk structures, such as by having iSCSI initiators in from iSCSI targets via an iSCSI session object that is settable by a service action; and/or (b) uploading of routing tables from iSCSI targets to iSCSI initiator(s), such as to a Device Specific Module (DSM). Implementations may also involve, in a preferred embodiment: (1) requesting that the contents of the routing table be provided from the iSCSI target side storage servers to the iSCSI initiators, and using this as one of the factors influencing path selection as performed in the MPIO DSM on the initiator side; and/or (2) transmitting information from the iSCSI initiator to the iSCSI target storage server identifying connections as belonging to the same MPIO disk, and then receiving back from the iSCSI target storage server, information about the connections that should be created, and further then having a connection load balancer on the storage server handle those connections as related connections that need to be assigned each to a different Network Interface (NIC) on the storage servers.

    Storage systems having differentiated storage pools
    3.
    发明授权
    Storage systems having differentiated storage pools 有权
    具有差异化存储池的存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US08209515B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-26

    申请号:US13099057

    申请日:2011-05-02

    申请人: Eric R. Schott

    发明人: Eric R. Schott

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02

    摘要: The systems and methods described herein include among other things, systems for providing a block level data storage service. More particularly, the systems and methods of the invention provide a block level data storage service that provides differentiated pools of storage on a single storage device. To this end, the systems and methods described herein leverage the different performance characteristics across the logical block name (LBN) space of the storage device (or devices). These different performance characteristics may be exploited to support two or more classes of storage on a single device.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述的系统和方法还包括用于提供块级数据存储服务的系统。 更具体地,本发明的系统和方法提供了在单个存储设备上提供差异化​​的存储池的块级数据存储服务。 为此,本文描述的系统和方法利用存储设备(或设备)的逻辑块名称(LBN)空间的不同性能特征。 可以利用这些不同的性能特征来在单个设备上支持两个或多个类别的存储。

    STORAGE SYSTEMS HAVING DIFFERENTIATED STORAGE POOLS
    4.
    发明申请
    STORAGE SYSTEMS HAVING DIFFERENTIATED STORAGE POOLS 有权
    具有差异化存储池的存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US20110208943A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-25

    申请号:US13099057

    申请日:2011-05-02

    申请人: Eric R. Schott

    发明人: Eric R. Schott

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02

    摘要: The systems and methods described herein include among other things, systems for providing a block level data storage service. More particularly, the systems and methods of the invention provide a block level data storage service that provides differentiated pools of storage on a single storage device. To this end, the systems and methods described herein leverage the different performance characteristics across the logical block name (LBN) space of the storage device (or devices). These different performance characteristics may be exploited to support two or more classes of storage on a single device.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述的系统和方法还包括用于提供块级数据存储服务的系统。 更具体地,本发明的系统和方法提供了在单个存储设备上提供差异化​​的存储池的块级数据存储服务。 为此,本文描述的系统和方法利用存储设备(或设备)的逻辑块名称(LBN)空间上的不同性能特征。 可以利用这些不同的性能特征来在单个设备上支持两个或多个类别的存储。

    Storage systems having differentiated storage pools
    5.
    发明授权
    Storage systems having differentiated storage pools 有权
    具有差异化存储池的存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US07937551B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-03

    申请号:US10761884

    申请日:2004-01-20

    申请人: Eric R. Schott

    发明人: Eric R. Schott

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02

    摘要: The systems and methods described herein include among other things, systems for providing a block level data storage service. More particularly, the systems and methods of the invention provide a block level data storage service that provides differentiated pools of storage on a single storage device. To this end, the systems and methods described herein leverage the different performance characteristics across the logical block name (LBN) space of the storage device (or devices). These different performance characteristics may be exploited to support two or more classes of storage on a single device.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述的系统和方法还包括用于提供块级数据存储服务的系统。 更具体地,本发明的系统和方法提供了在单个存储设备上提供差异化​​的存储池的块级数据存储服务。 为此,本文描述的系统和方法利用存储设备(或设备)的逻辑块名称(LBN)空间的不同性能特征。 可以利用这些不同的性能特征来在单个设备上支持两个或多个类别的存储。