公开(公告)号：US20210409492A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17105415

申请日：2020-11-25

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Sebastien T. Rosset ,  Shrey Ajmera

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/931

Abstract: A methodology is provided. The methodology includes: creating a virtual storage area network between one or more storage arrays and a switch; creating a service profile for a zoning configuration, wherein the service profile is associated with at least one or more servers to create the zoning configuration; updating the zoning configuration with a worldwide port name identity for each of the one or more servers; configuring virtual host bus adapters for the service profile; associating a storage target port on one of the one or more storage arrays with a specific one of the virtual host bus adapters; and associating at least one of the one or more servers to a storage policy, wherein storage target ports can be added and removed from the storage policy, wherein a change of one of the storage target ports in the storage policy causes a change of the zoning configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20150089015A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-26

申请号：US14033361

申请日：2013-09-20

Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Sebastien T. Rosset ,  Suresh Kumar Kewalram

IPC: H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/1097

Abstract: An example method for hybrid Fibre Channel (FC) storage with end-to-end storage provisioning and external connectivity in a storage area network (SAN) environment is provided and includes partitioning a SAN into an internal virtual storage area network (VSAN) for connectivity to an internal storage element located in a first portion of the SAN implemented in a unified computing system (UCS), where a second portion of the SAN is external to the UCS, partitioning the SAN into an external VSAN for connectivity to an external storage element located in the second portion of the SAN, and facilitating communication with the internal storage element over the internal VSAN and with the external storage element over the external VSAN. In one embodiment, border ports on a FI in FC switching mode are configured as N-ports for the external VSAN, and the external storage element is attached to the UCS through an N-port.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于在存储区域网络（SAN）环境中实现端到端存储配置和外部连接的混合光纤通道（FC）存储的示例方法，包括将SAN划分为内部虚拟存储区域网络（VSAN）以实现连接 到位于在统一计算系统（UCS）中实现的SAN的第一部分中的内部存储元件，其中SAN的第二部分在UCS的外部，将SAN划分为外部VSAN以连接到外部存储元件 位于SAN的第二部分中，并且便于通过内部VSAN与内部存储元件进行通信，并且通过外部VSAN与外部存储元件进行通信。 在一个实施例中，FC交换模式的FI上的边界端口被配置为外部VSAN的N端口，外部存储单元通过N端口连接到UCS。

公开(公告)号：US20180054484A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15795357

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Sebastien T. Rosset ,  Shrey Ajmera

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: H04L67/1097 ,  G06F16/00 ,  H04L41/0813 ,  H04L49/357

Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes connecting one or more storage arrays to a switch; connecting one or more servers to the switch; creating a virtual storage area network between the one or more storage arrays and the switch; creating a service profile for a zoning configuration; and associating at least one of the one or more servers to the service profile for the zoning configuration. In more specific examples, the method can include configuring virtual host bus adapters for the service profile; configuring parameters for each of the virtual host bus adapters; and associating a target port on one of the one or more storage arrays with a specific one of the virtual host bus adapters.

公开(公告)号：US09503523B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-22

申请号：US14033361

申请日：2013-09-20

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Sebastien T. Rosset ,  Suresh Kumar Kewalram

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/1097

Abstract: An example method for hybrid Fiber Channel (FC) storage with end-to-end storage provisioning and external connectivity in a storage area network (SAN) environment is provided and includes partitioning a SAN into an internal virtual storage area network (VSAN) for connectivity to an internal storage element located in a first portion of the SAN implemented in a unified computing system (UCS), where a second portion of the SAN is external to the UCS, partitioning the SAN into an external VSAN for connectivity to an external storage element located in the second portion of the SAN, and facilitating communication with the internal storage element over the internal VSAN and with the external storage element over the external VSAN. In one embodiment, border ports on a FI in FC switching mode are configured as N-ports for the external VSAN, and the external storage element is attached to the UCS through an N-port.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于在存储区域网络（SAN）环境中实现端到端存储配置和外部连接的混合光纤通道（FC）存储的示例方法，包括将SAN划分为内部虚拟存储区域网络（VSAN）以实现连接 到位于在统一计算系统（UCS）中实现的SAN的第一部分中的内部存储元件，其中SAN的第二部分在UCS的外部，将SAN划分为外部VSAN以连接到外部存储元件 位于SAN的第二部分中，并且便于通过内部VSAN与内部存储元件进行通信，并且通过外部VSAN与外部存储元件进行通信。 在一个实施例中，FC交换模式的FI上的边界端口被配置为外部VSAN的N端口，外部存储单元通过N端口连接到UCS。