Method to Perform Parallel Data Migration in a Clustered Storage Environment
First Claim
1. A method of migrating data from a source logical unit to a target logical unit, the source and target logical units corresponding to different areas of storage on one or more storage systems, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of nodes operational with the one or more storage systems;
providing by the nodes a LUN-device for access by a client, the LUN-device mapping to the source logical unit;
grouping data that are to be copied from the source logical unit to the target logical unit into data chunks;
concurrently attempting, by two or more of the plurality of nodes, to acquire an exclusive lock for a set of data chunks; and
migrating, by the node that acquires the exclusive lock, the set of data chunks from the source logical unit to the target logical unit, while the exclusive lock is used to prevent other nodes from migrating the set of data chunks.
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Abstract
A clustered storage array consists of multiple nodes coupled to one or more storage systems. The nodes provide a LUN-device for access by a client. The LUN-device maps to a source logical unit corresponding to areas of storage on the one or more storage systems. A target logical unit corresponds to different areas of storage on the one or more storage systems. The source logical unit is migrated in parallel by the multiple nodes to the target logical unit. Data to be copied from the source logical unit to the target logical unit are grouped into data chunks. Two or more of the plurality of nodes concurrently attempt to acquire an exclusive lock for a set of data chunks. The node acquiring the exclusive lock migrates the set of data chunks from the source logical unit to the target logical unit, while the exclusive lock is used to prevent other nodes from migrating the set of data chunks.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of migrating data from a source logical unit to a target logical unit, the source and target logical units corresponding to different areas of storage on one or more storage systems, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of nodes operational with the one or more storage systems; providing by the nodes a LUN-device for access by a client, the LUN-device mapping to the source logical unit; grouping data that are to be copied from the source logical unit to the target logical unit into data chunks; concurrently attempting, by two or more of the plurality of nodes, to acquire an exclusive lock for a set of data chunks; and migrating, by the node that acquires the exclusive lock, the set of data chunks from the source logical unit to the target logical unit, while the exclusive lock is used to prevent other nodes from migrating the set of data chunks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A clustered system comprising:
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at least one storage system including a source logical unit and a target logical unit, the source and target logical units corresponding to different areas of storage on the one or more storage systems; and a plurality of nodes operational with the one or more storage systems, the nodes providing, for access by a client, a LUN-device mapped to the source logical unit, each node including logic for grouping data that are to be copied from the source logical unit to the target logical unit into data chunks and logic for attempting to acquire an exclusive lock for a set of said data chunks, wherein two or more of the plurality of nodes concurrently attempt to acquire an exclusive lock for the set of data chunks, with the node that acquires the exclusive lock migrating the set of data chunks from the source logical unit to the target logical unit, while the exclusive lock is used to prevent other nodes from migrating the set of data chunks. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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