Selection of data mover for data transfer

A system for controlling a plurality of data movers and a plurality of storage devices, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes operations, the operations comprising:
• (i) maintaining a set of communication paths between the plurality of data movers and the plurality of storage devices;
• (ii) receiving a request to transfer data from a source storage device to a target storage device, wherein the source storage device and the target storage device are included in the plurality of storage devices;
• and
• (iii) selecting at least one data mover from the plurality of data movers based on the set of communication paths, wherein the selected at least one data mover can transfer the data from the source storage device to the target storage device.

An article of manufacture including code, wherein the code when executed by a computer causes operations, the operations comprising:

• maintaining a set of communication paths between a plurality of data movers and a plurality of storage devices;
• receiving a request to transfer data from a source storage device to a target storage device, wherein the source storage device and the target storage device are included in the plurality of storage devices;
• and
• selecting at least one data mover from the plurality of data movers based on the set of communication paths, wherein the selected at least one data mover can transfer the data from the source storage device to the target storage device.

A method for deploying computing infrastructure, comprising integrating computer-readable code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing:

• maintaining a set of communication paths between a plurality of data movers and a plurality of storage devices;
• receiving a request to transfer data from a source storage device to a target storage device, wherein the source storage device and the target storage device are included in the plurality of storage devices;
• and
• selecting at least one data mover from the plurality of data movers based on the set of communication paths, wherein the selected at least one data mover can transfer the data from the source storage device to the target storage device.