Leveraging array operations at virtualized storage processor level
US9535630B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0631
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for managing data storage operations in a data storage system having a file-based front end system and a block-based back end array includes provisioning a set of storage resources on the array for use exclusively with one or more virtualized storage processors (VSPs), where each VSP identifies multiple file systems. In response to a management command to perform a data storage operation on a VSP, the back-end array performs the specified operation on the provisioned set of storage resources. Thus, the back-end array performs the data operation exclusively on the VSP (or on multiple VSPs) and therefore on all of its constituent file systems as one.
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