Target optimized auto provisioning of storage in a discoverable storage network
US10901636B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0036
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage target comprising a computer memory configured with storage provisioning parameters and a map of initiator information to the storage provisioning parameters. The storage target is configured to receive a discovery request from a requesting initiator, extract identifying information from the discovery request, determine a set of storage provisioning parameters to which the requesting initiator maps based on the extracted identifying information and the map of initiator information to storage provisioning parameters, dynamically create a new virtual target for the requesting initiator according to the set of storage provisioning parameters, dynamically create a storage partition from storage space of a plurality of storage devices according to the set of storage provisioning parameters, assign the storage partition to the new virtual target and return information about the new virtual target to the requesting initiator to allow the requesting initiator to connect to the new virtual target.
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