Implicit discovery controller registration of non-volatile memory express (NVMe) elements in an NVME-over-fabrics (NVMe-oF) system

A system for registering one or more elements of a non-volatile memory express (NVMe) entity in an NVMe-over-Fabric (NVMe-oF) system, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium or media comprising one or more sets of instructions which, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, causes steps to be performed comprising:
• receiving, at an information handling system of the NVMe-oF system comprising a centralized storage fabric service for the NVMe-oF system, communication comprising one or more messages from an NVMe entity;
• establishing a connection between the information handling system and the NVMe entity;
• extracting information about the NVMe entity from communication with the NVMe entity, in which the communication from the NVMe entity is not principally intended for registration, the information comprising:
• an indication of a type of NVMe entity;
• transport address information and transport service information that specify a communication endpoint for an element of the NVMe entity;
• and
• a NVMe Qualified Name (NQN);
• and
• using at least some of the extracted information to register the NVMe entity in a centralized registration datastore by creating a registration entry associated with the NVMe entity, which registration entry is discoverable by one or more other NVMe entities in the NVMe-oF system.

A system for registering one or more elements of a non-volatile memory express (NVMe) entity in an NVMe-over-Fabric (NVMe-oF) system, the system comprising:

• a centralized storage fabric service that:
• receives communication comprising one or more messages from an NVMe entity;
• facilitates establishing a connection between the centralized storage fabric service and the NVMe entity;
• extracts information about the NVMe entity from communication with the NVMe entity, the information comprising:
• an indication of a type of NVMe entity;
• transport address information and transport service information that specify a communication endpoint for an element of the NVMe entity;
• and
• a NVMe Qualified Name (NQN);
• and
• uses at least some of the extracted information to implicitly register the NVMe entity in a centralized registration datastore by creating a registration entry associated with the NVMe entity, which registration entry is discoverable by one or more other NVMe entities in the NVMe-oF system;
• and
• the centralized registration datastore for storing one or more registration entries, which are discoverable by one or more other NVMe entities in the NVMe-oF system.