Method and apparatus of network configuration for storage federation

摘要

A computer comprises a memory, and a controller operable to: manage, using the memory, a first relationship among a plurality of ports of Fiber Channel protocol and a volume used to store data to be sent via the ports, and a second relationship between each of the ports and a fabric identification of a fabric topology; manage use of the ports for creating a same fabric zone if the ports correspond to same fabric identification based on the second relationship; and manage use of (1) a first port of the plurality of ports as a first proxy port in a second fabric zone and (2) a second port of the plurality of ports as a second proxy port in a first fabric zone, for interconnecting the first fabric zone and the second fabric zone, if the ports do not correspond to the same fabric identification based on the second relationship.

主权项

1. A computer comprising a memory, and a controller operable to:
manage, using the memory, a first relationship among a plurality of ports of Fibre Channel (FC) protocol and a volume used to store data to be sent via the plurality of ports, and a second relationship between each of the ports and a fabric identification of a fabric topology; manage the plurality of ports for creating a same fabric zone if the plurality of ports correspond to the same fabric identification based on the second relationship; and if the plurality of ports do not correspond to the same fabric identification based on the second relationship, manage (1) a first port of the plurality of ports as a first proxy port in a second fabric zone and (2) a second port of the plurality of ports as a second proxy port in a first fabric zone, for interconnecting the first fabric zone and the second fabric zone, the first port corresponding to a first fabric identification of a first fabric, the second port corresponding to a second fabric identification of a second fabric, and create a first inter fabric router zone as the first fabric zone in the first fabric, the first inter fabric router zone allowing communication between the second proxy port and the first port, the second proxy port communicating with the first proxy port via a connection between a first FC router of the first fabric and a second FC router of the second fabric.