Method and system for setting up routing in a clustered storage system

A non-transitory, machine readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a method, comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one machine, causes the machine to:

• generate a global routing data structure having a plurality of default routes for a clustered storage system having a plurality of nodes;
• create a logical interface for a virtual storage system presented to a client system for using storage space at the clustered storage system managed by one of the plurality of nodes;
• examine the global routing data structure by the plurality of nodes for adding a route for the logical interface when a gateway address of the route is on a same subnet as the logical interface;
• and
• store the route in a routing data structure for the node that manages the logical interface for the virtual storage system.

A system comprising:

• a memory containing machine readable medium comprising machine executable code having stored thereon instructions;
• and a processor module coupled to the memory, the processor module configured to execute the machine executable code to:
• generate a global routing data structure having a plurality of default routes for a clustered storage system having a plurality of nodes;
• create a logical interface for a virtual storage system presented to a client system for using storage space at the clustered storage system managed by one of the plurality of nodes;
• examine the global routing data structure by the plurality of nodes for adding a route for the logical interface when a gateway address of the route is on a same subnet as the logical interface;
• and
• store the route in a routing data structure for the node that manages the logical interface for the virtual storage system.