Target driven zoning for ethernet in non-volatile memory express over-fabrics (NVMe-oF) environments
US11237997B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Presented herein are systems and methods for facilitating access control among elements of a non-volatile memory express (NVMe™) entity in an NVMe™-over-Fabric (NVMe-oF) environment. In one or more embodiments, NVMe™ entities, whether NVMe™ hosts or NVMe™ subsystems, can obtain information about elements of NVMe™ entities that have registered with a centralized storage fabric service component via a discovery controller of the centralize service. In one or more embodiments, based upon information received from requesting NVMe™ entities, the centralized storage fabric service creates and maintains a data store of zones, in which a zone comprises a listing of elements of NVMe™ entities that are members of that zone and have access rights relative to other members of that zone.
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