Integrated service management system
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a connection to a virtual private network;
a router, connected to said virtual private network, wherein said router maintains at least one virtual router for a client;
at least one server;
a virtual LAN switch, connected to said router, said virtual LAN switch providing selectable forwarding for information from said router to said at least one server;
at least one volume;
an FC switch, wherein said FC switch provides selectable interconnection between said at least one server and said at least one volume, so that information received from a plurality of sources via said virtual private network is directed to a particular virtual router for each of said sources by said router, and wherein said information is then directed to a particular server for each of said sources by said virtual LAN switch, and wherein said information is then directed to a particular volume for each of said sources by said FC switch.
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Abstract
The present invention provides techniques for creation, operation and management of network-based storage services. Specific embodiments provide improved efficiency of the service management tasks used for designing, operating and accounting the robust and profitable network services, for example. In representative embodiments, techniques for constructing integrated network and storage services are provided. In a specific embodiment, the service comprises of three major service components: virtual private networks (VPN), application servers and storage area networks (SAN). Each of these service components has its own customer identification information, such as VPN identifier for VPN services, process identifier for application servers and logical unit number (LUN) for storage devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a connection to a virtual private network;
a router, connected to said virtual private network, wherein said router maintains at least one virtual router for a client;
at least one server;
a virtual LAN switch, connected to said router, said virtual LAN switch providing selectable forwarding for information from said router to said at least one server;
at least one volume;
an FC switch, wherein said FC switch provides selectable interconnection between said at least one server and said at least one volume, so that information received from a plurality of sources via said virtual private network is directed to a particular virtual router for each of said sources by said router, and wherein said information is then directed to a particular server for each of said sources by said virtual LAN switch, and wherein said information is then directed to a particular volume for each of said sources by said FC switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for managing storage, comprising:
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receiving a request to change a configuration of an integrated storage and networking system;
analyzing said request to determine a new configuration;
updating configuration tables to reflect said new configuration; and
sending new configuration information to at least one of a plurality of subsystem managers.
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17. A method for managing a configuration for a virtual private network, comprising:
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receiving at a subsystem manager a request to change to a new configuration for a virtual private network of an integrated storage and networking system;
analyzing said request to determine a new configuration for said virtual private network of said integrated storage and networking system;
updating configuration tables to reflect said new configuration; and
sending commands to a virtual private network router to implement said new configuration.
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18. A method for managing a configuration for at least one of a plurality of servers, comprising:
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receiving at a subsystem manager a request to change to a new configuration for at least one of a plurality of servers in an integrated storage and networking system;
analyzing said request to determine a new configuration for said at least one of a plurality of servers in said integrated storage and networking system;
updating configuration tables to reflect said new configuration; and
sending commands to a virtual LAN switch to implement said new configuration.
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19. A method for managing a configuration for at least one of a plurality of storage devices, comprising:
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receiving at a subsystem manager a request to change to a new configuration for at least one of a plurality of storage devices of an integrated storage and networking system;
analyzing said request to determine a new configuration for said at least one of a plurality of storage devices of said integrated storage and networking system;
updating configuration tables to reflect said new configuration; and
sending commands to a fibre channel switch to implement said new configuration.
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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a connection to a virtual private network;
a router, connected to said virtual private network, wherein said router maintains at least one virtual router for a client;
at least one server;
a virtual LAN switch, connected to said router, said virtual LAN switch providing selectable forwarding for information from said router to said at least one server;
at least one volume;
an FC switch, wherein said FC switch provides selectable interconnection between said at least one server and said at least one volume, so that information received from a plurality of sources via said virtual private network is directed to a particular virtual router for each of said sources by said router, and wherein said information is then directed to a particular server for each of said sources by said virtual LAN switch, and wherein said information is then directed to a particular volume for each of said sources by said FC switch.
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