Emulating a local storage by accessing an external storage through a shared port of a NIC

    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.

    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.

    Using machine executing on a NIC to access a third party storage not supported by a NIC or host

    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.

    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.

    USING MACHINE EXECUTING ON A NIC TO ACCESS A THIRD PARTY STORAGE NOT SUPPORTED BY A NIC OR HOST

    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.

    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.

    Analyzing I/O traces
    5.
    发明授权
    Analyzing I/O traces 有权
    分析I / O轨迹

    公开(公告)号:US09424162B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-23

    申请号:US14291584

    申请日:2014-05-30

    Applicant: VMware, Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for analyzing input output I/O traces. One of the techniques includes receiving an I/O trace, the I/O trace identifying a temporal sequence of previously submitted I/O requests; partitioning the I/O trace into a plurality of partitions based on a load pattern of the I/O requests in the I/O trace and a data access pattern of the I/O requests in the I/O trace; and generating a signature for each partition, wherein the signature for each of the partitions identifies characteristics of the I/O requests in the partition, and wherein the characteristics of the I/O requests in the partition include the load pattern of the I/O requests in the partition and the data access pattern of the I/O requests in the partition.

    Abstract translation: 描述了分析输入输出I / O轨迹的系统和技术。 其中一种技术包括接收I / O跟踪,I / O跟踪标识先前提交的I / O请求的时间顺序; 基于I / O跟踪中的I / O请求的负载模式和I / O跟踪中的I / O请求的数据访问模式,将I / O跟踪划分成多个分区; 以及为每个分区生成签名,其中每个分区的签名识别分区中的I / O请求的特征,并且其中分区中的I / O请求的特性包括I / O的负载模式 分区中的请求和分区中的I / O请求的数据访问模式。

    Analyzing I/O Traces
    6.
    发明申请
    Analyzing I/O Traces 有权
    分析I / O跟踪

    公开(公告)号:US20150347266A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:US14291584

    申请日:2014-05-30

    Applicant: VMware, Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for analyzing input output I/O traces. One of the techniques includes receiving an I/O trace, the I/O trace identifying a temporal sequence of previously submitted I/O requests; partitioning the I/O trace into a plurality of partitions based on a load pattern of the I/O requests in the I/O trace and a data access pattern of the I/O requests in the I/O trace; and generating a signature for each partition, wherein the signature for each of the partitions identifies characteristics of the I/O requests in the partition, and wherein the characteristics of the I/O requests in the partition include the load pattern of the I/O requests in the partition and the data access pattern of the I/O requests in the partition.

    Abstract translation: 描述了分析输入输出I / O轨迹的系统和技术。 其中一种技术包括接收I / O跟踪,I / O跟踪标识先前提交的I / O请求的时间顺序; 基于I / O跟踪中的I / O请求的负载模式和I / O跟踪中的I / O请求的数据访问模式,将I / O跟踪划分成多个分区; 以及为每个分区生成签名,其中每个分区的签名识别分区中的I / O请求的特征,并且其中分区中的I / O请求的特性包括I / O的负载模式 分区中的请求和分区中的I / O请求的数据访问模式。

    EMULATING A LOCAL STORAGE BY ACCESSING AN EXTERNAL STORAGE THROUGH A SHARED PORT OF A NIC

    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.

    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.

    ACCESSING MULTIPLE EXTERNAL STORAGES TO PRESENT AN EMULATED LOCAL STORAGE THROUGH A NIC

    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.

    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.

    DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SERVICES SUPPORTED BY A NIC

    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.

    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.

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