Methods for migrating data between heterogeneous storage platforms and devices thereof

A storage controller computing device comprising a processor and a memory coupled to the processor which is configured to be capable of executing programmed instructions comprising and stored in the memory to:

• establish an application interface and a source interface to a programmable switch;
• update a flow table of the programmable switch to insert routing actions associated with the application and source interfaces;
• and
• determine when an application request received from an application is locally serviceable, wherein when the determination indicates the application request is not locally serviceable:
• send a migration request for data associated with the application request to the programmable switch from the source interface and using a destination address of a source storage server;
• receive, from the source interface, a migration response to the migration request including the data from the source storage server;
• and
• store the data locally in a destination storage server.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for migrating data between heterogeneous storage platforms comprising executable code which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

• establishing an application interface and a source interface to a programmable switch;
• updating a flow table of the programmable switch to insert routing actions associated with the application and source interfaces;
• and
• determining when an application request received from an application is locally serviceable, wherein when the determining indicates the application request is not locally serviceable:
• sending a migration request for data associated with the application request to the programmable switch from the source interface and using a destination address of a source storage server;
• receiving, and from the source interface, a migration response to the migration request including the data from the source storage server;
• and
• storing the data locally in a destination storage server.