Storage provisioning in a data storage environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9535629-B1
Application number	US-201313886644-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	May 3, 2013
Priority date	May 3, 2013
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A method, computer program product and system enabling provisioning of a storage volume across network resources through the storage provisioning interface, wherein the storage provisioning interface enables provisioning of network resources to enable presentation of a provisioned storage volume, wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be provisioned across a plurality of storage resources across the network resources, and wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be a redundant distributed volume.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for storage provisioning in a data storage environment, the system comprising:
a storage provisioning interface; and
computer-executable program code operating in memory coupled with a processor in communication with a database, wherein the computer-executable program code is configured to enable a processor to execute logic to enable:
provisioning of a storage volume across network resources through the storage provisioning interface; wherein the storage provisioning interface enables provisioning of network resources to enable presentation of a provisioned storage volume; wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be provisioned across a plurality of file, block, and object storage resources across the network resources; wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be a redundant distributed volume; and wherein the provisioning enables orchestration of federated storage to heterogeneous storage platforms to support storage and network components; wherein the heterogeneous storage platforms are enabled to include one or more file, block, and object storage platforms; wherein if the storage resources include a block resource, a file resource, and an object resource, the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be spread across at least the block resource, the file resource, and the object resource.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the provisioning enables the provisioned storage volume to be accessed concurrently in a read-write state in two geographically disparate locations.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the provisioning enables the provisioned storage volume presented to a user to be mapped to different types of underlying storage arrays at the geographically disparate locations.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the provisioning of network resources is enabled to automatically configure a network connectivity when the provisioned storage volume is exposed to a host.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the provisioning is enabled to automatically configure network connectivity, mapping, and masking operations when the provisioned storage volume is exported to a host.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the provisioning aggregates distributed storage and compute resources into a single Distributed Virtual Application.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the storage provisioning interface is enabled to automatically select the network ports when the provisioned storage volume is exported to a host.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the provisioned storage volume may be automatically reconfigured to use a different set of the plurality of storage resources after it was initially provisioned without interruption of service or having to pause interaction with the provisioned storage volume.

9. A computer implemented method comprising:
provisioning of a storage volume, through a storage provisioning interface, across network resources through the storage provisioning interface; wherein the storage provisioning interface enables provisioning of network resources to enable presentation of a provisioned storage volume; wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be provisioned across a plurality of file, block, and object storage resources across the network resources; wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be a redundant distributed volume; and wherein the provisioning enables orchestration of federated storage to heterogeneous storage platforms to support storage and network components; wherein the heterogeneous storage platforms are enabled to include one or more file, block, and object storage platforms; wherein if the storage resources include a block resource, a file resource, and an object resource, the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be spread across at least the block resource, the file resource, and the object resource.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the provisioning enables the provisioned storage volume to be accessed concurrently in a read-write state in two geographically disparate locations.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the provisioning enables the provisioned storage volume presented to a user to be mapped to different types of underlying storage arrays at the geographically disparate locations.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the provisioning of network resources is enabled to automatically configure a network connectivity when the provisioned storage volume is exposed to a host.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein the provisioning is enabled to automatically configure network connectivity, mapping, and masking operations when the provisioned storage volume is exported to a host.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein the provisioning aggregates distributed storage and compute resources into a single Distributed Virtual Application.

15. The method of claim 9 the storage provisioning interface is enabled to automatically select the network ports when the provisioned storage volume is exported to a host.

16. A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with computer executable program, the code enabling:
provisioning of a storage volume, through a storage provisioning interface, across network resources through the storage provisioning interface; wherein the storage provisioning interface enables provisioning of network resources to enable presentation of a provisioned storage volume; wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be provisioned across a plurality of file, block, and object storage resources across the network resources; wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be a redundant distributed volume; and wherein the provisioning enables orchestration of federated storage to heterogeneous storage platforms to support storage and network components; wherein the heterogeneous storage platforms are enabled to include one or more file, block, and object storage platforms; wherein if the storage resources include a block resource, a file resource, and an object resource, the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be spread across at least the block resource, the file resource, and the object resource.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the provisioning enables the provisioned storage volume to be accessed concurrently in a read-write state in two geographically disparate locations.

18. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the provisioning enables the provisioned storage volume presented to a user to be mapped to different types of underlying storage arrays at the geographically disparate locations.

19. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the provisioning of network resources is enabled to automatically configure a network connectivity when the provisioned storage volume is exposed to a host.

20. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the provisioning is enabled to automatically configure network connectivity, mapping, and masking operations when the provisioned storage volume is exported to a host.

21. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the block resource comprises a block array; wherein the file resource comprises a file array; and wherein the object resource comprises an object array.

22. The computer implemented method of claim 9 wherein the block resource comprises a block array; wherein the file resource comprises a file array; and wherein the object resource comprises an object array.

23. The system of claim 1 wherein the bl

Assignees

• Emc Corp
• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Desimone Salvatore
• Biddappa Suresh K
• Dranov Vladislav
• Hegerich Michael G
• Hunt Patrick J
• Jain Anurag
• Laplante Adam C
• Mendes Stephen A
• Ninan Anoop G
• Watson Thomas L

Classifications

• G06F3/0665 Primary

  at area level, e.g. provisioning of virtual or logical volumes · CPC title

• G06F3/0689

  Disk arrays, e.g. RAID, JBOD · CPC title

• G06F3/0617

  in relation to availability · CPC title

• G06F3/0619

  in relation to data integrity, e.g. data losses, bit errors · CPC title

• G06F3/065 Primary

  Replication mechanisms · CPC title