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US 8,819,481 B2Granted
Managing storage providers in a clustered appliance environment
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSandip Amin, Ajay K. Bargoti, Rishika Kedia, Anbazhagan Mani
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Abstract
Via a processor, receiving a power off alert indicating a power off condition of a first processing system on which a first storage provider is installed, the first storage provider managing at least one storage controller. The method further can include, responsive to the power off alert, issuing a first command to a second storage provider installed on a second processing system, the first command indicating to the second storage provider to assume management of the storage controller.
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A method comprising:
- via a processor, receiving a power off alert indicating a power off condition of a first processing system on which a first storage provider is installed, the first storage provider managing at least one storage controller;
- responsive to the power off alert, issuing a first command to a second storage provider installed on a second processing system, the first command indicating to the second storage provider to assume management of the storage controller;
- receiving a power on alert indicating a power on condition of the first processing system on which the first storage provider is installed;
- and
- responsive to the power on alert, issuing a second command to the second storage provider installed on the second processing system, the second command indicating to the second storage provider to cease management of the storage controller.
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A method comprising:
- via a processor, receiving a storage provider inactive alert indicating a first storage provider installed on a first processing system is inactive, the first storage provider configured to manage at least one storage controller;
- issuing a first command to a second storage provider installed on a second processing system, the first command indicating to the second storage provider to assume management of the storage controller;
- receiving a storage provider active alert indicating the first storage provider installed on the first processing system is active;
- and
- issuing a second command to the second storage provider installed on the second processing system, the second command indicating to the second storage provider to cease management of the storage controller.
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A method comprising:
- via a processor, receiving a first storage provider inactive alert indicating a first storage provider installed on a first processing system is inactive, the first storage provider configured to manage at least one storage controller;
- responsive to receiving the first storage provider inactive alert, issuing a first command to the first processing system to restart the first storage provider;
- receiving a storage provider active alert or a second storage provider inactive alert indicating whether the first storage provider is successfully restarted;
- and
- responsive to receiving the second storage provider inactive alert, issuing a second command to a second storage provider installed on a second processing system, the second command indicating to the second storage provider to assume management of the storage controller.
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