Data storage system binding virtual volumes to host-specific protocol endpoints
US10891060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45583
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data storage systems of a cluster associate virtual volumes (VVols) with protocol endpoints (PEs) organized into host-specific initiator groups. From the perspective of the hosts, the PEs are specialized SCSI LUNs that aggregate the VVols bound thereto. In operation, a host directs VVol access requests to the host-specific PEs, and a data storage system processes the VVol requests as received via the corresponding PEs.
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