Efficient data transfer in remote mirroring connectivity on software-defined storage systems
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsZah BARZIK, Lior CHEN, Demian GLAIT, Maxim KALAEV, Rivka M. MATOSEVICH
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Abstract
Embodiments for network management in a Software-defined Storage (SDS) environment. Remote mirroring connectivity and data transfer is optimized in the SDS environment by establishing each of a plurality of nodes in a local storage array and a remote storage array as a gateway node. Data residing on a local gateway node is transferred directly to a remote gateway node owning the data, thereby avoiding interconnect data hops and improving datacenter network utilization.
Claims21
A method for network management in a Software-defined Storage (SDS) environment, by a processor, comprising:
- optimizing remote mirroring connectivity and data transfer in the SDS environment by establishing each of a plurality of nodes in a local storage array and a remote storage array as a gateway node;
- wherein data residing on a local gateway node is transferred directly to a remote gateway node owning the data, thereby avoiding interconnect data hops and improving datacenter network utilization.
A system for network management in a Software-defined Storage (SDS) environment, the system comprising:
- one or more computers, each of the one or more computers having a processor, wherein the processor:
- optimizes remote mirroring connectivity and data transfer in the SDS environment by establishing each of a plurality of nodes in a local storage array and a remote storage array as a gateway node;
- wherein data residing on a local gateway node is transferred directly to a remote gateway node owning the data, thereby avoiding interconnect data hops and improving datacenter network utilization.
A computer program product for network management in a Software-defined Storage (SDS) environment, by a processor, the computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- an executable portion that optimizes remote mirroring connectivity and data transfer in the SDS environment by establishing each of a plurality of nodes in a local storage array and a remote storage array as a gateway node;
- wherein data residing on a local gateway node is transferred directly to a remote gateway node owning the data, thereby avoiding interconnect data hops and improving datacenter network utilization.
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