Hybrid fibre channel storage with end-to-end storage provisioning and external connectivity in a storage area network environment

摘要

An example method for hybrid Fiber Channel (FC) storage with end-to-end storage provisioning and external connectivity in a storage area network (SAN) environment is provided and includes partitioning a SAN into an internal virtual storage area network (VSAN) for connectivity to an internal storage element located in a first portion of the SAN implemented in a unified computing system (UCS), where a second portion of the SAN is external to the UCS, partitioning the SAN into an external VSAN for connectivity to an external storage element located in the second portion of the SAN, and facilitating communication with the internal storage element over the internal VSAN and with the external storage element over the external VSAN. In one embodiment, border ports on a FI in FC switching mode are configured as N-ports for the external VSAN, and the external storage element is attached to the UCS through an N-port.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
partitioning a storage area network (SAN) into an internal virtual storage area network (VSAN) for connectivity to an internal storage element, wherein a first portion of the SAN is implemented in a unified computing system (UCS) and a second portion of the SAN is external to the UCS, wherein the internal storage element is located in the first portion of the SAN; partitioning the SAN into an external VSAN for connectivity to an external storage element located in the second portion of the SAN; and facilitating communication with the internal storage element over the internal VSAN and with the external storage element over the external VSAN; wherein the method further comprises: receiving storage requirements associated with an initiator and one or more targets in the SAN; generating configuration settings for the initiator, and the one or more targets; and generating FC services in a FI of the UCS.