System and method for providing secure access to network logical storage partitions
First Claim
1. A method for providing secure access to network logical storage partitions, comprising:
- automatically associating at least one of a plurality of secure logical storage partitions in a storage device in a network with at least one of a plurality of uniquely identified servers in a cell in the network in response to a request for storage over the network;
automatically associating the cell with at least one client using network isolation of the cell; and
using network isolation of the storage device to restrict access to the at least one of the plurality of secure logical storage partitions to the one of the plurality of uniquely identified servers in the cell.
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Abstract
A method for providing secure access to network secure logical storage partitions is disclosed. The method comprises automatically associating at least one of a plurality of secure logical storage partitions in a storage device in a network with at least one of a plurality of uniquely identified servers in a cell in the network in response to a request for storage over the network. The method also comprises automatically associating the cell with at least one client using network isolation of the cell, and using network isolation of the storage device to restrict access to at least one of the plurality of secure logical storage partitions to the one of the plurality of uniquely identified servers in the cell. In a particular embodiment, the method also comprises determining whether storage capacity is available for the at least one client in response to the request, and automatically creating the cell if the cell does not already exist.
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1. A method for providing secure access to network logical storage partitions, comprising:
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automatically associating at least one of a plurality of secure logical storage partitions in a storage device in a network with at least one of a plurality of uniquely identified servers in a cell in the network in response to a request for storage over the network;
automatically associating the cell with at least one client using network isolation of the cell; and
using network isolation of the storage device to restrict access to the at least one of the plurality of secure logical storage partitions to the one of the plurality of uniquely identified servers in the cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A secure storage access configuration module, comprising:
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a processing module residing in a network, the network comprising a plurality of secure logical storage partitions in a storage device and a plurality of uniquely identified servers;
a logic module residing on the processing module and operable to receive a request for storage over the network from at least one client;
automatically associate at least one of the plurality of secure logical storage partitions in the network with at least one of the plurality of uniquely identified servers in a cell in the network in response to the request;
automatically associate the cell with the at least one client using network isolation of the cell; and
use network isolation of the storage device to restrict access to the at least one of the plurality of secure logical storage partitions to the one of the plurality of uniquely identified servers in the cell. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A secure network storage access system, comprising:
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a secure file server module having a plurality of uniquely identified servers;
a disk array module coupled to the secure file server module, the disk array module having a plurality of secure logical storage partitions; and
an administrative module coupled to the secure file server module, the administrative module operable to automatically associate at least one of a plurality of secure logical storage partitions in the disk array module in the network with at least one of a plurality of uniquely identified servers in a cell in the network, automatically associate the cell with at least one client using network isolation of the cell, and use network isolation of the disk array module to restrict access to the at least one of the plurality of secure logical storage partitions to the one of the plurality of uniquely identified servers in the cell. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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