CLUSTER CONTROL PROTOCOL
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1. A method, comprising:
- discovering different members associated with a storage cluster;
discovering connection information between clients and disks established through the different members of the storage cluster;
distributing the connection information to the other members in the storage cluster; and
using the connection information to maintain coherency between tiering media contained in the different members of a storage cluster.
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Abstract
A cluster of storage control members connect different clients to different storage disks. Connection path information between the different clients and disks is discovered and distributed to the storage cluster members. The connection path information is then used to maintain coherency between tiering media contained in the different storage cluster members. Unique Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) identifiers may be associated with the different connection paths to uniquely identify particular storage disks connected to the clients.
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1. A method, comprising:
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discovering different members associated with a storage cluster; discovering connection information between clients and disks established through the different members of the storage cluster; distributing the connection information to the other members in the storage cluster; and using the connection information to maintain coherency between tiering media contained in the different members of a storage cluster. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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2. The method according to claim 2 further comprising:
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discovering a master for the members in the storage cluster; sending the connection information to the master; and receiving a connection table back from the master that identifies the connection information discovered by each of the different members. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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different storage control systems; tiering media located in the different storage control systems; a mapping table configured to map storage paths with different associated storage control systems; and logic circuitry configured to receive storage operations and forward the storage operations to the storage control systems having storage paths in the mapping table corresponding with connection information for the storage operations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A storage control system, comprising:
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tiering media; and a coherency controller coupled between clients and storage disks, wherein the coherency controller comprises; a configuration interface configured to monitor communications between the clients and the storage disks and generate a configuration table identifying connection paths between the clients and the storage disks; and an operational interface configured to use the tiering media to store data associated with the storage operations according to the, connection paths identified in the configuration table. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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