Software defined storage (sds) system with network tiering

A management tool of a software defined storage (SDS) system comprising:

• at least one communication port for receiving a request for a storage capacity within the SDS from an executing application;
• a processing device;
• and
• a computer-readable medium connected to the processing device configured to store information and instructions that, when executed by the processing device, performs the operations of:
• creating a plurality of network performance tiers for communication ports of a network device, each of the plurality of network performance tiers comprising a threshold value for at least one quality of service (QoS) parameter for the communication ports of the network device;
• determining a first subset of the communication ports of the network device is utilized by a first type of storage device of the SDS system to transmit data;
• associating a first storage tier corresponding to the first type of storage device of the SDS system with the first subset of communication ports of the network device;
• applying a first network tier of the plurality of network performance tiers to the first subset of the communication ports of the network device based at least on the first storage tier associated with the first subset of communication ports, the first network tier comprising a first threshold value for the at least one QoS parameter for the communication ports of the network device;
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• transmitting one or more configuration instructions for the network device, the one or more configuration instructions causing the network device to configure the first subset of communication ports with the first threshold value for the at least one QoS parameter.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions, executable by a processing device, for operating a component of a storage system, the instructions, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform the operations of:

• associating one or more ports of a network switch with a first storage tier, the first storage tier corresponding to a first storage device type of an software defined storage (SDS) system utilizing the one or more ports of the network switch to transmit data;
• selecting a first network tier from a plurality of network performance tiers for the one or more ports of the network switch, the selection of the first network tier based at least on the first storage tier associated with the one or more ports, the first network tier comprising a first threshold value for at least one quality of service (QoS) parameter for a port of the network switch;
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• configuring the one or more ports of the network switch through at least one configuration instruction for the network switch, the at least one configuration instruction applying the first threshold value for the at least one QoS parameter for the one or more ports of the network switch.