Method and system for dynamically allocating front end ports in a storage device

A system for dynamically allocating front end ports in a storage device, the system comprising:

• a storage device comprising:
• a plurality of front end ports for servicing a plurality of servers;
• and
• at least one processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• determining a need for re-allocating a set of servers, from among the plurality of servers, being served by a first set of front end ports from among the plurality of front end ports;
• evaluating remaining ports of the plurality of front end ports to identify a second set of front end ports to serve the set of servers;
• dynamically updating a configuration of each of the plurality of front end ports by emulating virtual worldwide names (vWWNs) of the first set of front end ports onto the second set of front end ports;
• and
• serving the set of servers from the second set of front-end ports based on the updated configuration.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for:

• determining a need for re-allocating a set of servers being served by a first set of front end ports from among a plurality of front end ports of a storage device;
• evaluating remaining ports of the plurality of front end ports to identify a second set of front end ports to serve the set of servers;
• dynamically updating a configuration of each of the plurality of front end ports by emulating virtual worldwide names (vWWNs) of the first set of front end ports onto the second set of front end ports;
• and
• serving the set of servers from the second set of front-end ports based on the updated configuration.