Method and system for communicating to a storage controller in a virtualization environment
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1. A system for communicating to a storage controller in a virtualization environment, comprising:
- a plurality of nodes including at least a first node and a second node, wherein the plurality of nodes implements a virtualization environment, and a node comprises a hypervisor and multiple user virtual machines;
a plurality of storage devices that are accessed by the multiple user virtual machines; and
a storage controller implemented as a service virtual machine on the node to manage access by the multiple user virtual machines to the plurality of storage devices, wherein a networking protocol is used to communicate between the multiple user virtual machines and the storage controller;
wherein a first service virtual machine on the first node and a second service virtual machine on the second node correspond to a same IP address.
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Abstract
A system for communicating to a storage controller in a virtualization environment, including a plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of nodes implements a virtualization environment, and a node comprises a hypervisor and multiple user virtual machines; a plurality of storage devices that are accessed by the virtual machine; and a storage controller implemented as a service virtual machine on the node to manage access by the multiple user virtual machines to the plurality of storage devices, wherein a networking protocol is used to communicate between the multiple user virtual machines and the storage controller.
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1. A system for communicating to a storage controller in a virtualization environment, comprising:
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a plurality of nodes including at least a first node and a second node, wherein the plurality of nodes implements a virtualization environment, and a node comprises a hypervisor and multiple user virtual machines; a plurality of storage devices that are accessed by the multiple user virtual machines; and a storage controller implemented as a service virtual machine on the node to manage access by the multiple user virtual machines to the plurality of storage devices, wherein a networking protocol is used to communicate between the multiple user virtual machines and the storage controller; wherein a first service virtual machine on the first node and a second service virtual machine on the second node correspond to a same IP address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for communicating to a storage controller in a virtualization environment, comprising:
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identifying a communication to be sent between a user virtual machine and a storage controller in a virtualization environment, wherein the user virtual machine resides on a node within a plurality of nodes including at least a first node and a second node and the plurality of nodes implements the virtualization environment, and the node comprises a hypervisor and multiple user virtual machines; and implementing the communication with a networking protocol to communicate between the user virtual machine and the storage controller; wherein a first service virtual machine on the first node and a second service virtual machine on the second node correspond to a same IP address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute a method for communicating to a storage controller in a virtualization environment, the method comprising:
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identifying a communication to be sent between a user virtual machine and a storage controller in a virtualization environment, wherein the user virtual machine resides on a node within a plurality of nodes including at least a first node and a second node and the plurality of nodes implements the virtualization environment, and the node comprises a hypervisor and multiple user virtual machines; and implementing the communication with a networking protocol to communicate between the user virtual machine and the storage controller; wherein a first service virtual machine on the first node and a second service virtual machine on the second node correspond to a same IP address. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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