Storage provisioning in a data storage environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9658797-B1
Application number	US-201313886687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	May 3, 2013
Priority date	May 3, 2013
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for storage provisioning in a data storage environment comprising protecting, through an orchestration API, a source volume at a source site by setting the source volume to be replicated to a target volume at a target site through the use of a replication appliance; wherein the API is enabled to create network zones between the source site and the target site for replication from the source site to the target site and wherein the network zone is configured to include the replication appliance; wherein the API is enabled to mask storage devices used to store data on the source volume and the target volume.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for storage provisioning in a data storage environment, the system comprising:
a source site having a source volume;
a target site having a target volume; and
an orchestration API; and

computer-executable program code operating in memory coupled with a processor in communication with the database, wherein the computer-executable program code is configured to enable a processor to execute logic to enable:
protecting, through the orchestration API, the source volume at the source site by setting the source volume to be replicated to the target volume at the target site through the use of a replication appliance; wherein the API is enabled to create network zones between the source site and the target site for replication from the source site to the target site and wherein the network zone is configured to include the replication appliance; wherein the protecting includes:
masking, through the orchestration API, storage devices, used to store data on the source volume and the target volume, to a respective replication appliance cluster node.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the orchestration API is enabled to:
determine connectivity of one or more replication appliances, wherein the replication appliances include the replication appliance, and storage arrays; wherein at least a first storage array of the storage arrays is on the source site and wherein at least a second storage array of the storage arrays is on the target site; and wherein the storage arrays comprise the storage devices; and
determine configurations of the one or more storage arrays and one or more replication volumes to match an API request for protecting the source volume with the target volume inputted to the orchestration API.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the orchestration API is enabled to create the source volume on the first storage array and creating the target volume on the target site by interacting with the first storage array on the source site and the second storage array on the target site through a common storage interface.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein an API request to create a replicated volume with a set of parameters is enabled to function with a required set of parameters provided in the API call consisting essentially of the storage size, storage protocol, and source location.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the orchestration API is enabled to determine a best set of the configurations of the one or more storage arrays and one or more replication volumes; wherein if the best set is a set of one the orchestration API uses that configuration for the replication; and wherein if the best set has multiple configurations requesting input as to which configuration to use in the replication.

6. The system of claim 4 wherein the API request is enabled to function with a set of parameters including a target site; wherein a determination is made whether the target site has been included in the API request; and wherein the API is enabled to choose the target site based on a negative determination of target site included.

7. A computer implemented method comprising:
protecting, through an orchestration API, a source volume at a source site by setting the source volume to be replicated to a target volume at a target site through the use of a replication appliance; wherein the API is enabled to create network zones between the source site and the target site for replication from the source site to the target site and wherein the network zone is configured to include the replication appliance; wherein the protecting includes:
masking, through the orchestration API, storage devices, used to store data on the source volume and the target volume, to a respective replication appliance cluster node.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:
determining connectivity of one or more replication appliances, wherein the replication appliances include the replication appliance, and storage arrays; wherein at least a first storage array of the storage arrays is on the source site and wherein at least a second storage array of the storage arrays is on the target site; and wherein the storage arrays comprise the storage devices; and
determining configurations of the one or more storage arrays and one or more replication volumes to match an API request for protecting the source volume with the target volume inputted to the orchestration API.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the orchestration API is enabled to create the source volume on the first storage array and creating the target volume on the target site by interacting with the first storage array on the source site and the second storage array on the target site through a common storage interface.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein an API request to the orchestration API to create a replicated volume with a set of parameters is enabled to function with a required set of parameters provided in the API call consisting essentially of the storage size, storage protocol, and source location.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the orchestration API is enabled to determine a best set of the configurations of the one or more storage arrays and one or more replication volumes; wherein if the best set is a set of one the orchestration API uses that configuration for the replication; and wherein if the best set has multiple configurations requesting input as to which configuration to use in the replication.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the API request is enabled to function with a set of parameters including a target site; wherein a determination is made whether the target site has been included in the API request; and wherein the API is enabled to choose the target site based on a negative determination of target site included.

13. A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with computer executable program, the code enabling:
protecting, through an orchestration API, a source volume at a source site by setting the source volume to be replicated to a target volume at a target site through the use of a replication appliance; wherein the API is enabled to create network zones between the source site and the target site for replication from the source site to the target site and wherein the network zone is configured to include the replication appliance; wherein the protecting includes:
masking, through the orchestration API, storage devices, used to store data on the source volume and the target volume, to a respective replication appliance cluster node.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the code further enables:
determining connectivity of one or more replication appliances, wherein the replication appliances include the replication appliance, and storage arrays; wherein at least a first storage array of the storage arrays is on the source site and wherein at least a second storage array of the storage arrays is on the target site; and wherein the storage arrays comprise the storage devices; and
determining configurations of the one or more storage arrays and one or more replication volumes to match an API request for protecting the source volume with the target volume inputted to the orchestration API.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the orchestration API is enabled to create the source volume on the first storage array and creating the target volume on the target site by interacting with the first storage array on the source site and the second storage array on the target site through a common storage interface.

16. The computer progra

Assignees

• Emc Corp
• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Elliott Iv William J
• Ninan Anoop G
• Roytman Evgeny
• Watson Thomas L
• Jabbar Ameer

Classifications

• G06F3/065 Primary

  Replication mechanisms · CPC title

• G06F3/0619

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

• G06F3/067

  Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS] · CPC title

• G06F16/27 Primary

  Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor · CPC title

• G06F3/0605

  by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator · CPC title