Storage mobility using locator-identifier separation protocol
US9781000B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processing device such as a router or other network device implements a locator-identifier mapping system associating identifiers of respective endpoints with respective locators in accordance with a locator-identifier separation protocol. A first one of the endpoints comprises a storage server associated with a storage array. In conjunction with reconfiguration of the storage server, the locator-identifier mapping system updates a particular one of the locators corresponding to the endpoint identifier of the storage server. The reconfiguration of the storage server may comprise, for example, a migration of the storage server within a given data center, or from a first data center to a second data center. The locator of the storage server illustratively specifies a subnet of the storage server. The processing device may comprise a router operating as at least one of an ingress tunnel router and an egress tunnel router in accordance with the locator-identifier separation protocol.
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