Fabric driven non-volatile memory express subsystem zoning

A computer implemented method comprising:

• receiving, from a non-volatile memory express (NVMe™) Name Server (NNS), a zoning specification that includes an indication of a host that is to communicate with a given NVMe™ subsystem of an NVMe™ storage domain that includes a plurality of NVMe™ subsystems;
• designating, based on the zoning specification, the host as being permitted to connect to the given NVMe™ subsystem of the NVMe™ storage domain;
• receiving, from the host, an NVMe™ connect command;
• and
• establishing, based on the designation and an analysis of the NVMe™ connect command, a connection between the given NVMe™ subsystem and the NVMe™ storage domain to the host.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions, the machine readable instructions, when executed, cause a processor to:

• receive, from a non-volatile memory express (NVMe™) Name Server (NNS), a zoning specification that includes an indication of a host that is to communicate with a given NVMe™ subsystem of an NVMe™ storage domain;
• designate, based on the zoning specification, the host as being permitted to connect to the given NVMe™ subsystem of the NVMe™ storage domain;
• receive a discovery command from the host;
• forward, in response to the discovery command, a payload to the host, the payload
• masking NVMe™ subsystems of the NVMe™ storage domain that are different from the given NVMe™ subsystem of the NVMe™ storage domain, and
• including an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with an NVMe™ qualified name (NQN) for the given NVMe™ subsystem of the NVMe™ storage domain;
• receive, from the host, in response to the payload, an NVMe™ connect command;
• and
• establish, based on the designation and an analysis of the NVMe™ connect command, a connection between the given NVMe™ subsystem of the NVMe™ storage domain and the host.