One-step disaster recovery configuration on software-defined storage systems
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsZah Barzik, Lior Chen, Eli Koren, Rivka M. Matosevich, Alexander Snast
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Abstract
Embodiments for disaster recovery (DR) configuration management in a Software-defined Storage (SDS) environment. An orchestration mechanism is used to automate a deployment and/or a configuring of two or more storage clusters for DR by arranging, in one step, a mirroring session between the two or more storage clusters in the SDS environment.
Claims15
A method for disaster recovery (DR) configuration management, by a processor, comprising:
- using an orchestration mechanism to automate a configuring of two or more storage clusters for DR by arranging, in one step, a mirroring session between the two or more storage clusters;
- commensurate with arranging the mirroring session, exchanging by the two or more storage clusters, available internet protocol (IP) connectivity to create a full mesh of connections between all available ports of the two or more storage clusters;
- and
- using a deployment procedure, by the orchestration mechanism, to deploy the two or more storage clusters;
- wherein the two or more storage clusters are each new storage clusters.
A system for disaster recovery (DR) configuration management, the system comprising:
- one or more computers, each of the one or more computers having a processor, wherein the processor:
- uses an orchestration mechanism to automate a configuring of two or more storage clusters for DR by arranging, in one step, a mirroring session between the two or more storage clusters;
- commensurate with arranging the mirroring session, exchanges by the two or more storage clusters, available internet protocol (IP) connectivity to create a full mesh of connections between all available ports of the two or more storage clusters;
- and
- uses a deployment procedure, by the orchestration mechanism, to deploy the two or more storage clusters;
- wherein the two or more storage clusters are each new storage clusters.
A computer program product for disaster recovery (DR) configuration management, by a processor, the computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- an executable portion that uses an orchestration mechanism to automate a configuring of two or more storage clusters for DR by arranging, in one step, a mirroring session between the two or more storage clusters;
- an executable portion that, commensurate with arranging the mirroring session, exchanges by the two or more storage clusters, available internet protocol (IP) connectivity to create a full mesh of connections between all available ports of the two or more storage clusters;
- and
- an executable portion that uses a deployment procedure, by the orchestration mechanism, to deploy the two or more storage clusters;
- wherein the two or more storage clusters are each new storage clusters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.