US 2016/0366016 A1 · VIRTUALIZATION OF CONSISTENCY GROUPS

Abstract

In an approach for provisioning a server utilizing a virtual consistency group, a processor receives a request to provision a first server utilizing a first application consistency group, wherein the first application consistency group is a virtualized consistency group. A processor defines a storage consistency group. A processor assigns the first application consistency group to the storage consistency group. A processor provisions the first server. A processor assigns to the provisioned first server, storage specified by the first application consistency group.

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Dependent claims

A method for provisioning a server utilizing a virtual consistency group, the method comprising:

receiving a request to provision a first server utilizing a first application consistency group, wherein the first application consistency group is a virtualized consistency group;
defining, by one or more processors, a storage consistency group;
assigning, by one or more processors, the first application consistency group to the storage consistency group;
provisioning, by one or more processors, the first server;
and
assigning, by one or more processors, to the provisioned first server, storage specified by the first application consistency group.

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A computer program product for provisioning a server utilizing a virtual consistency group, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a request to provision a first server utilizing a first application consistency group, wherein the first application consistency group is a virtualized consistency group;
program instructions to define a storage consistency group;
program instructions to assign the first application consistency group to the storage consistency group;
program instructions to provision the first server;
and
program instructions to assign to the provisioned first server, storage specified by the first application consistency group.

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A computer system for provisioning a server utilizing a virtual consistency group, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors, one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a request to provision a first server utilizing a first application consistency group, wherein the first application consistency group is a virtualized consistency group;
program instructions to define a storage consistency group;
program instructions to assign the first application consistency group to the storage consistency group;
program instructions to provision the first server;
and
program instructions to assign to the provisioned first server, storage specified by the first application consistency group.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/739,062Filed 15 Jun 2015

Published

15 Dec 2016

Term ends

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Classification8 codes

H04L 41/0806
Configuration setting: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
G06F 3/06
Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for…: digital…
G06F 3/0605
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management: by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
G06F 3/0631
Configuration or reconfiguration of storage systems: by allocating resources to storage systems

Virtualization of consistency groups

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Virtualization of consistency groups

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Abstract

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