Automated uniform host attachment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11822801-B2
Application number	US-202117197467-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2021
Priority date	Mar 10, 2021
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

Configuring systems to provide host access may include: configuring a stretched volume; and performing processing that allows the host access to the stretched volume. The processing may include: receiving a first command to create a first host object for access control for the host in the first data storage system; in response to receiving the first command, performing first processing including: creating the first host object that includes an initiator set of the host; and creating a second host object on the second data storage system, wherein the second host object includes the initiator set and specifies access control in the second data storage system for the host; receiving a second command to map the stretched volume to the first host object; and in response to receiving the second command, granting the host access to the stretched volume on the first data storage system and the second data storage system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of configuring data storage systems to provide host access comprising:
configuring a stretched volume using a first volume on a first data storage system and a second volume on a second data storage system, wherein the first volume is exposed over a first path to a host and the second volume is exposed over a second path to the host, wherein the first volume and the second volume are configured as a same logical volume and exposed to the host as the same logical volume over a plurality of paths including the first path and the second path, wherein the first path is between the host and the first data storage system and the second path is between the host and the second data storage system;
performing processing that allows the host access to the stretched volume over the plurality of paths, said processing including:
receiving a first command to create a first host object that is stretched, wherein the first host object specifies access control in the first data storage system for the host;
in response to receiving the first command, performing first processing including:
creating the first host object that is stretched on the first data storage system, wherein the first host object includes a first initiator set comprising one or more initiators of the host; and
creating a second host object that is stretched on the second data storage system, wherein the second host object includes the first initiator set and specifies access control in the second data storage system for the host;

receiving a second command to map the stretched volume to the first host object that is stretched; and
in response to receiving the second command, performing second processing including granting the host access to the stretched volume on the first data storage system and the second data storage system;

receiving another command to map an unstretched volume to the first host object that is stretched on the first data storage system, wherein the unstretched volume is a local volume of the first data storage system; and
in response to receiving the another command, mapping the unstretched volume to the first host object thereby granting the first host object and the host access to the unstretched volume, wherein the unstretched volume remains unstretched after said mapping the unstretched volume to the first host object where, after said mapping the unstretched volume to the first host object, the unstretched volume remains a local volume on the first data storage system and does not have a remote counterpart volume on the second data storage system with a same identity as the unstretched volume.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first initiator set is discovered by the first data storage system based on initiators of the host that are logged into one or more target ports of the first data storage system.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first initiator set is included as an input parameter of the first command.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first initiator set is used to uniquely identify the host from a plurality of other hosts, wherein the plurality of other hosts and the host are connected to the first data storage system and also connected to the second data storage system.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the host includes a first initiator and a second initiator, wherein the first initiator set includes the first initiator and the second initiator, and wherein the first path is from the first initiator to a first target port of the first data storage system and the second path is from the second initiator to a second target port of the second data storage system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first volume and the second volume are configured for synchronous replication of writes from the first volume to the second volume and synchronous replication of writes from the second volume to the first volume.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second processing includes:
mapping the stretched volume to the first host object to grant the host access to the stretched volume on the first data storage system; and
mapping the stretched volume to the second host object on the second data storage system to grant the host access to the stretched volume on the second data storage system.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said mapping the stretched volume to first host object includes mapping the first volume to the first host object, and wherein said mapping the stretched volume to second host object includes mapping the second volume to the second host object.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a third command to perform a modification to the first host object that is stretched; and
in response to receiving the third command, performing third processing including:
updating the first host object in accordance with the modification; and
updating the second host object on the second data storage system in accordance with the modification.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein a third host object on the first data storage system represents a second host connected to the first data storage system, wherein the third host object is unstretched or local indicating that the second host has connectivity to the first data storage system but not the second data storage system.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving a third command to stretch the third host object; and
in response to receiving the third command, performing third processing including:
setting an attribute of the third host object to indicate that the third host object is stretched;
creating a fourth host object that is stretched on the second data storage system for the second host, wherein the third host object and the fourth host object each include a second initiator set of one or more initiators of the second host.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a fourth command to map a third volume of the first data storage system to the third host object; and
in response to receiving the fourth command, granting the third host object access to the third volume, wherein the third volume is not a stretched volume.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first parameter of the first command identifies that the first data storage system is local with respect to the host whereby the host is co-located in a same data center as the first data storage system.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first processing includes:
setting at least one path from the host to the first data storage system to active optimized; and
setting at least one path from the host to the second data storage system to active non-optimized.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first path from the host to the first data storage system is active optimized and the second path from the host to the second data storage system is active non-optimized, and wherein the method further comprises:
selecting, by the host, a particular path over which to send an I/O operation directed to the same logical volume, wherein said selecting selects the first path as the particular path rather than the second path since the first path is active optimized and the second path is active non-optimized; and
sending the I/O operation directed to the same logical volume over the first path from the host to the first data storage system.

16. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories comprising code stored thereon that, when executed, perform a method of configuring data storage systems to provide host access comprising:
configuring a stretched v

Assignees

• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Tylik Dmitry
• Lindner Dave J
• Sheelvant Girish
• Haravu Nagasimha G

Classifications

• G06F3/0635 Primary

  by changing the path, e.g. traffic rerouting, path reconfiguration · CPC title

• G06F3/0604

  Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management · CPC title

• G06F3/065

  Replication mechanisms · CPC title

• G06F3/0644

  Management of space entities, e.g. partitions, extents, pools · CPC title

• G06F3/0659

  Command handling arrangements, e.g. command buffers, queues, command scheduling · CPC title