System and method for controlling access to storage in a distributed information handling system

A storage device for use in a distributed information handling system including a plurality of hosts, the storage device comprising:

• a storage medium;
• a communications interface in communication with the storage medium;
• a host access table comprising one or more identifiers associates with one or more of the plurality of hosts;
• and
• a control module in communication with the communications interface and the host access table, wherein the control module performs operations comprising:
• receiving a login request from one of the plurality of hosts included in the distributed information handling system;
• in response to the login request, determining whether the host access table includes an identifier for the requesting host;
• accepting the login request if the storage device receives a vendor unique command from the host within a predetermined time after receiving the login request from the host;
• and
• rejecting the login request if the storage device does not receive a vendor unique command from the host within a predetermined time after receiving the login request from the host.

A program product for controlling access to a storage device in a distributed information handling system comprising a plurality of hosts, the program product comprising:

• a computer-usable medium;
• and
• a control module encoded in the computer-usable medium, the control module including instructions that, when executed by a processor of a storage device, perform operations comprising:
• receiving, at the storage device, a request from one of the plurality of hosts to login to the storage device;
• in response to the login request, determining whether a host access table in the storage device includes an identifier for the host, wherein the host access table comprises identifier for a portion of the plurality of the hosts;
• allowing the host to access the storage device if the host access table includes the identifier for the host;
• and
• preventing the host from accessing the storage device if the host access table does not include the identifier for the host.