Secure reservation mode for logical unit numbers and persistent reservations
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSusan K. Candelaria, Scott B. Compton, Jared M. Minch, Richard A. Ripberger, Harry M. Yudenfriend
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Abstract
A mapping system and method that enables a secure reservation mode for a plurality of logical unit numbers of a storage system, generates a plurality of secret reservation keys, and instructs a distributed client to utilize at least one of the secret reservation keys to register with the storage system and to issue secure persistent reserves to the plurality of logical unit numbers.
Claims14
-7. (canceled)
A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause:
- enabling, by the processor, a secure reservation mode for a plurality of logical unit numbers of a storage system;
- generating, by the processor, a plurality of secret reservation keys;
- and
- instructing, by the processor, a distributed client to utilize at least one of the secret reservation keys to register with the storage system and to issue secure persistent reserves to the plurality of logical unit numbers.
A system, comprising a processor and a memory, the system configured to:
- enable a secure reservation mode for a plurality of logical unit numbers of a storage system;
- generate a plurality of secret reservation keys;
- and
- instruct a distributed client to utilize at least one of the secret reservation keys to register with the storage system and to issue secure persistent reserves to the plurality of logical unit numbers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.