公开(公告)号：US11934670B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17219759

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Murali Subramanian ,  Akhil Kaushik ,  Anoop Vijayan ,  Omprakash Khandelwal ,  Arun Kumar Selvam

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/067

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for efficiently performing various operations at the granularity of a consistency group (CG) within a cross-site storage solution. An example of one of the various operations includes an independent and parallel resynchronization approach that independently brings individual volumes of a CG to a steady state of in-synchronization (InSync), thereby contributing to scalability of CGs by supporting CGs having a large number of member volumes without requiring a change to the resynchronization process. Another example includes preserving dependent write-order consistency when a remote mirror copy goes out-of-synchronization (OOS) for any reason by driving all member volumes OOS responsive to any member volume becoming OOS. Yet another example includes independent creation of snapshots by member volumes to support efficient and on-demand creation by an application of a common snapshots of all or a subset of peered member volumes of a CG with which the application is associated.

公开(公告)号：US11995041B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US18148705

申请日：2022-12-30

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Krishna Murthy Chandraiah Setty Narasingarayanapeta ,  Dhruvil Shah ,  Omprakash Khandelwal

IPC: G06F16/178 ,  G06F16/11

CPC classification number: G06F16/178 ,  G06F16/128

Abstract: Multi-site distributed storage systems and computer-implemented methods are described for improving a resumption time of input/output (I/O) operations during a common snapshot process for storage objects. A computer-implemented method comprises performing a baseline transfer from at least one storage object of a first storage node to at least one replicated storage object of a second storage node, starting the common snapshot process including stop processing of I/O operations, performing a snapshot create operation on the primary storage site for the at least one storage object of the first storage node, resuming processing of I/O operations, and assigning a new universal unique identifier (UUID) to the at least one storage object of the second storage node after resuming processing of I/O operations with the new UUID to identify when file system contents are different than the baseline transfer.

公开(公告)号：US20230289076A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18320788

申请日：2023-05-19

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Murali Subramanian ,  Akhil Kaushik ,  Anoop Vijayan ,  Omprakash Khandelwal ,  Arun Kumar Selvam

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/067

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for efficiently performing various operations at the granularity of a consistency group (CG) within a cross-site storage solution. An example of one of the various operations includes an independent and parallel resynchronization approach that independently brings individual volumes of a CG to a steady state of in-synchronization (InSync), thereby contributing to scalability of CGs by supporting CGs having a large number of member volumes without requiring a change to the resynchronization process. Another example includes preserving dependent write-order consistency when a remote mirror copy goes out-of-synchronization (OOS) for any reason by driving all member volumes OOS responsive to any member volume becoming OOS. Yet another example includes independent creation of snapshots by member volumes to support efficient and on-demand creation by an application of a common snapshots of all or a subset of peered member volumes of a CG with which the application is associated.

公开(公告)号：US20230119175A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US18066775

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Anoop Vijayan ,  Omprakash Khandelwal

IPC: G06F11/20 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a non-disruptive planned failover from a primary copy of data at a primary storage system to a mirror copy of the data at a cross-site secondary storage system. According to an example, a planned failover feature of a multi-site distributed storage system provides an order of operations such that a primary copy of a first data center continues to serve I/O operations until a mirror copy of a second data center is ready. This planned failover feature improves functionality and efficiency of the distributed storage system by providing non-disruptiveness during planned failover - even if various failures occur. The planned failover feature also includes a persistent fence to avoid serving I/O operations during a timing window when both primary data storage and secondary data storage are attempting to have a master role to serve I/O operations and this avoids a split-brain situation.

公开(公告)号：US20240296100A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18646358

申请日：2024-04-25

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Krishna Murthy Chandraiah Setty Narasingarayanapeta ,  Dhruvil Shah ,  Omprakash Khandelwal

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/178

CPC classification number: G06F11/1466 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1448 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F16/128 ,  G06F16/178 ,  G06F2201/84

Abstract: Multi-site distributed storage systems and computer-implemented methods are described for improving a resumption time of input/output (I/O) operations during a common snapshot process for storage objects. A computer-implemented method comprises performing a baseline transfer from at least one storage object of a first storage node to at least one replicated storage object of a second storage node, starting the common snapshot process including stop processing of I/O operations, performing a snapshot create operation on the primary storage site for the at least one storage object of the first storage node, resuming processing of I/O operations, and assigning a new universal unique identifier (UUID) to the at least one storage object of the second storage node after resuming processing of I/O operations with the new UUID to identify when file system contents are different than the baseline transfer.

公开(公告)号：US11550679B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US17219812

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Anoop Vijayan ,  Omprakash Khandelwal

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a non-disruptive planned failover from a primary copy of data at a primary storage system to a mirror copy of the data at a cross-site secondary storage system. According to an example, a planned failover feature of a multi-site distributed storage system provides an order of operations such that a primary copy of a first data center continues to serve I/O operations until a mirror copy of a second data center is ready. This planned failover feature improves functionality and efficiency of the distributed storage system by providing non-disruptiveness during planned failover—even if various failures occur. The planned failover feature also includes a persistent fence to avoid serving I/O operations during a timing window when both primary data storage and secondary data storage are attempting to have a master role to serve I/O operations and this avoids a split-brain situation.

公开(公告)号：US20220317897A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17219759

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： MURALI SUBRAMANIAN ,  Akhil Kaushik ,  Anoop Vijayan ,  Omprakash Khandelwal ,  Arun Kumar Selvam

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for efficiently performing various operations at the granularity of a consistency group (CG) within a cross-site storage solution. An example of one of the various operations includes an independent and parallel resynchronization approach that independently brings individual volumes of a CG to a steady state of in-synchronization (InSync), thereby contributing to scalability of CGs by supporting CGs having a large number of member volumes without requiring a change to the resynchronization process. Another example includes preserving dependent write-order consistency when a remote mirror copy goes out-of-synchronization (OOS) for any reason by driving all member volumes OOS responsive to any member volume becoming OOS. Yet another example includes independent creation of snapshots by member volumes to support efficient and on-demand creation by an application of a common snapshots of all or a subset of peered member volumes of a CG with which the application is associated.

公开(公告)号：US20240143554A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18148705

申请日：2022-12-30

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Krishna Murthy Chandraiah Setty Narasingarayanapeta ,  Dhruvil Shah ,  Omprakash Khandelwal

IPC: G06F16/178 ,  G06F16/11

CPC classification number: G06F16/178 ,  G06F16/128

Abstract: Multi-site distributed storage systems and computer-implemented methods are described for improving a resumption time of input/output (I/O) operations during a common snapshot process for storage objects. A computer-implemented method comprises performing a baseline transfer from at least one storage object of a first storage node to at least one replicated storage object of a second storage node, starting the common snapshot process including stop processing of I/O operations, performing a snapshot create operation on the primary storage site for the at least one storage object of the first storage node, resuming processing of I/O operations, and assigning a new universal unique identifier (UUID) to the at least one storage object of the second storage node after resuming processing of I/O operations with the new UUID to identify when file system contents are different than the baseline transfer.

公开(公告)号：US11841781B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US18066775

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Anoop Vijayan ,  Omprakash Khandelwal

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F11/2094 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F2201/82

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a non-disruptive planned failover from a primary copy of data at a primary storage system to a mirror copy of the data at a cross-site secondary storage system. According to an example, a planned failover feature of a multi-site distributed storage system provides an order of operations such that a primary copy of a first data center continues to serve I/O operations until a mirror copy of a second data center is ready. This planned failover feature improves functionality and efficiency of the distributed storage system by providing non-disruptiveness during planned failover—even if various failures occur. The planned failover feature also includes a persistent fence to avoid serving I/O operations during a timing window when both primary data storage and secondary data storage are attempting to have a master role to serve I/O operations and this avoids a split-brain situation.

公开(公告)号：US20220318107A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17219812

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Akhil Kaushik ,  Anoop Vijayan ,  Omprakash Khandelwal

IPC: G06F11/20 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a non-disruptive planned failover from a primary copy of data at a primary storage system to a mirror copy of the data at a cross-site secondary storage system. According to an example, a planned failover feature of a multi-site distributed storage system provides an order of operations such that a primary copy of a first data center continues to serve I/O operations until a mirror copy of a second data center is ready. This planned failover feature improves functionality and efficiency of the distributed storage system by providing non-disruptiveness during planned failover—even if various failures occur. The planned failover feature also includes a persistent fence to avoid serving I/O operations during a timing window when both primary data storage and secondary data storage are attempting to have a master role to serve I/O operations and this avoids a split-brain situation.