公开(公告)号：US11636053B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US17145319

申请日：2021-01-09

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jinpyo Kim ,  Claudio Fleiner ,  Marc Fleischmann ,  Shoby A. Cherian ,  Anjaneya P. Gondi

IPC: G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/10

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of providing distributed storage services to a host computer from a network interface card (NIC) of the host computer. At the NIC, the method accesses a set of one or more external storages operating outside of the host computer through a shared port of the NIC that is not only used to access the set of external storages but also for forwarding packets not related to an external storage. In some embodiments, the method accesses the external storage set by using a network fabric storage driver that employs a network fabric storage protocol to access the external storage set. The method presents the external storage as a local storage of the host computer to a set of programs executing on the host computer. In some embodiments, the method presents the local storage by using a storage emulation layer on the NIC to create a local storage construct that presents the set of external storages as a local storage of the host computer.

公开(公告)号：US11593278B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US17145334

申请日：2021-01-09

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jinpyo Kim ,  Claudio Fleiner ,  Marc Fleischmann ,  Anjaneya P. Gondi ,  Yongqi Hu

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  G06F13/10

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of providing distributed storage services to a host computer from a network interface card (NIC) of the host computer. At the NIC, the method accesses a set of one or more external storages operating outside of the host computer through a shared port of the NIC that is not only used to access the set of external storages but also for forwarding packets not related to an external storage. In some embodiments, the method accesses the external storage set by using a network fabric storage driver that employs a network fabric storage protocol to access the external storage set. The method presents the external storage as a local storage of the host computer to a set of programs executing on the host computer. In some embodiments, the method presents the local storage by using a storage emulation layer on the NIC to create a local storage construct that presents the set of external storages as a local storage of the host computer.

公开(公告)号：US20220206962A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17145334

申请日：2021-01-09

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jinpyo Kim ,  Claudio Fleiner ,  Marc Fleischmann ,  Anjaneya P. Gondi ,  Yongqi Hu

IPC: G06F13/10 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of providing distributed storage services to a host computer from a network interface card (NIC) of the host computer. At the NIC, the method accesses a set of one or more external storages operating outside of the host computer through a shared port of the NIC that is not only used to access the set of external storages but also for forwarding packets not related to an external storage. In some embodiments, the method accesses the external storage set by using a network fabric storage driver that employs a network fabric storage protocol to access the external storage set. The method presents the external storage as a local storage of the host computer to a set of programs executing on the host computer. In some embodiments, the method presents the local storage by using a storage emulation layer on the NIC to create a local storage construct that presents the set of external storages as a local storage of the host computer.

公开(公告)号：US11811859B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17578934

申请日：2022-01-19

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Claudio Fleiner ,  Marc Fleischmann

IPC: H04L67/10

CPC classification number: H04L67/10

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a hierarchical data service (HDS) that manages many resource clusters that are in a resource cluster hierarchy. In some embodiments, each resource cluster has its own cluster manager, and the cluster managers are in a cluster manager hierarchy that mimics the hierarchy of the resource clusters. In some embodiments, both the resource cluster hierarchy and the cluster manager hierarchy are tree structures, e.g., a directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure that has one root node with multiple other nodes in a hierarchy, with each other node having only one parent node and one or more possible child nodes.

公开(公告)号：US11716383B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17145320

申请日：2021-01-09

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jinpyo Kim ,  Claudio Fleiner ,  Marc Fleischmann ,  Shoby A. Cherian ,  Anjaneya P. Gondi

IPC: H04L12/937 ,  H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/879 ,  H04L15/16 ,  H04L12/933 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F13/10 ,  G06F13/16 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L49/10 ,  H04L49/90 ,  G06F3/06 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L69/00 ,  G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/182 ,  H04L49/253 ,  H04L49/00 ,  H04L49/901

CPC classification number: H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0641 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/4552 ,  G06F9/45554 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F13/4282 ,  G06F16/116 ,  G06F16/1824 ,  G06F16/1827 ,  H04L49/10 ,  H04L49/253 ,  H04L49/70 ,  H04L49/90 ,  H04L49/901 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/26 ,  G06F2009/45579 ,  G06F2009/45595 ,  G06F2213/0026

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of providing distributed storage services to a host computer from a network interface card (NIC) of the host computer. At the NIC, the method accesses a set of one or more external storages operating outside of the host computer through a shared port of the NIC that is not only used to access the set of external storages but also for forwarding packets not related to an external storage. In some embodiments, the method accesses the external storage set by using a network fabric storage driver that employs a network fabric storage protocol to access the external storage set. The method presents the external storage as a local storage of the host computer to a set of programs executing on the host computer. In some embodiments, the method presents the local storage by using a storage emulation layer on the NIC to create a local storage construct that presents the set of external storages as a local storage of the host computer.

公开(公告)号：US20230112616A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US17578934

申请日：2022-01-19

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Claudio Fleiner ,  Marc Fleischmann

IPC: H04L67/10

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a hierarchical data service (HDS) that manages many resource clusters that are in a resource cluster hierarchy. In some embodiments, each resource cluster has its own cluster manager, and the cluster managers are in a cluster manager hierarchy that mimics the hierarchy of the resource clusters. In some embodiments, both the resource cluster hierarchy and the cluster manager hierarchy are tree structures, e.g., a directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure that has one root node with multiple other nodes in a hierarchy, with each other node having only one parent node and one or more possible child nodes.

公开(公告)号：US20220206964A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17145319

申请日：2021-01-09

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jinpyo Kim ,  Claudio Fleiner ,  Marc Fleischmann ,  Shoby A. Cherian ,  Anjaneya P. Gondi

IPC: G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/10

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of providing distributed storage services to a host computer from a network interface card (NIC) of the host computer. At the NIC, the method accesses a set of one or more external storages operating outside of the host computer through a shared port of the NIC that is not only used to access the set of external storages but also for forwarding packets not related to an external storage. In some embodiments, the method accesses the external storage set by using a network fabric storage driver that employs a network fabric storage protocol to access the external storage set. The method presents the external storage as a local storage of the host computer to a set of programs executing on the host computer. In some embodiments, the method presents the local storage by using a storage emulation layer on the NIC to create a local storage construct that presents the set of external storages as a local storage of the host computer.

公开(公告)号：US20220103490A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17145320

申请日：2021-01-09

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jinpyo Kim ,  Claudio Fleiner ,  Marc Fleischmann ,  Shoby A. Cherian ,  Anjaneya P. Gondi

IPC: H04L12/937 ,  H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/879 ,  H04L12/933 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of providing distributed storage services to a host computer from a network interface card (NIC) of the host computer. At the NIC, the method accesses a set of one or more external storages operating outside of the host computer through a shared port of the NIC that is not only used to access the set of external storages but also for forwarding packets not related to an external storage. In some embodiments, the method accesses the external storage set by using a network fabric storage driver that employs a network fabric storage protocol to access the external storage set. The method presents the external storage as a local storage of the host computer to a set of programs executing on the host computer. In some embodiments, the method presents the local storage by using a storage emulation layer on the NIC to create a local storage construct that presents the set of external storages as a local storage of the host computer.

公开(公告)号：US20220100432A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17145318

申请日：2021-01-09

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Jinpyo Kim ,  Claudio Fleiner ,  Marc Fleischmann ,  Shoby A. Cherian ,  Anjaneya P. Gondi

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of providing distributed storage services to a host computer from a network interface card (NIC) of the host computer. At the NIC, the method accesses a set of one or more external storages operating outside of the host computer through a shared port of the NIC that is not only used to access the set of external storages but also for forwarding packets not related to an external storage. In some embodiments, the method accesses the external storage set by using a network fabric storage driver that employs a network fabric storage protocol to access the external storage set. The method presents the external storage as a local storage of the host computer to a set of programs executing on the host computer. In some embodiments, the method presents the local storage by using a storage emulation layer on the NIC to create a local storage construct that presents the set of external storages as a local storage of the host computer.