Collaboration between discrete systems and a shared system to consolidate shared storage-related services

摘要

Collaboration between discrete systems and a shared system to consolidate shared storage-related services. In one example, shared, consolidated storage-related services and high-availability are provided by pairing each of a plurality of discrete block storage virtualization modules residing on each discrete computer system to a shared block storage virtualization module residing on a shared computer system, and maintaining logical volume coherency locally by each of the plurality of discrete block storage virtualization modules, and globally by the shared block storage virtualization module. Additionally, allocation of a set of block storage virtualization functions to be performed by at least one of the plurality of discrete block storage virtualization modules or the shared block storage virtualization module can be made according to the pairing.

主权项

1. A method for providing shared, consolidated storage-related services and high-availability, the method comprising:
pairing each of a plurality of discrete block storage virtualization modules to a shared block storage virtualization module, each of the discrete block storage virtualization modules and the shared block storage virtualization module respectively residing on separate application servers, each of the discrete block storage virtualization modules and the shared block storage virtualization modules performing block storage virtualization functions that include presentation of a given virtual disk, the plurality of discrete block storage virtualization modules and the shared block storage virtualization module being distinct from dedicated physical storage resources; maintaining logical volume coherency locally by and among each of the plurality of discrete block storage virtualization modules, and globally by the shared block storage virtualization module; and allocating a set of the block storage virtualization functions to be performed between one of the plurality of discrete block storage virtualization modules and the shared block storage virtualization module according to the pairing.