Decoupling volume deployment requirements and code implementation

A computing device comprising:

• at least one memory storing machine readable instructions for utilizing a volume placement request fora storage system;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to execute the machine readable instructions to cause the at least one processor to:
• receive a volume deployment specification (VDS) including a request for placement of a volume in a plurality of storage systems and one or more constraints on the placement of the volume, the VDS using reserved keywords for one or more requirements, and labels from a label database for the one or more constraints;
• request, from a usage database, storage environment usage data relevant to the requirements and the constraints, wherein the storage environment usage data is referenced using one or more labels used to define the one or more constraints;
• determine, based on the VDS and based on the requested storage environment usage data relevant to the requirements and the constraints, a location to deploy the volume;
• and
• provide the determined location for deployment of the volume.

A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a method of determining a location for performing a method to deploy a volume into a plurality of storage systems, which when executed by at least one machine, causes the at least one machine to:

• receive volume deployment specification (VDS) requesting to deploy one or more volumes into a plurality of storage systems, the, the VDS using one or more reserved keywords for one or more requirements, and one or more labels from a label database for one or more constraints;
• parse the VDS to identify one or more volumes to be placed into the plurality of storage systems, one or more reserved keywords identifying the one or more volumes, and one or more labels specifying constraints on deployment of the one or more volumes;
• retrieve storage environment usage data relevant to the one or more requirements and the one or more constraints, wherein the storage environment usage data is referenced using the one or more labels used to define the one or more constraints;
• determine, based on the VDS and based on the retrieved storage environment usage data relevant to the one or more requirements and the one or more constraints, one or more locations to deploy the one or more volumes;
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• respond with the determined one or more locations to deploy the one or more volumes.