Parallel migration of multiple consistency groups in a storage system

• US 9,959,063 B1
• Filed: 03/30/2016
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emc IP Holding Company LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Emc IP Holding Company LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Meiri, David, Blitzer, Aharon
• Primary Examiner(s): Elmore, Reba I
• Application Number:
  US15/085,181
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 711162, 711173, 707611, 707613, 707634, 707781, 707812, 707828, 709215, 709225, 709232
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4239 with asynchronous protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4243 with synchronous protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0619 in relation to data integrity, e.g. data losses, bit errors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/065 Replication mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0683 Plurality of storage devices

Abstract

Described embodiments provide systems and processes for performing data migration in a storage system. One or more consistency groups are migrated from at least one source device to at least one target device in the storage system. The consistency groups are replicated from the source device to the target device by an asynchronous data replication operation from the source device to the target device and one or more synchronous data replication operations from the source device to the target device if data stored on the source device is changed. The consistency groups are operated on the source device and the target device in an active-active mode, wherein the source device and target device are active and accessible by host devices. Replicated consistency groups are determined to include in a cutover operation that is performed by deactivating the at least one source device associated with the included consistency groups.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

replicating one or more consistency groups from at least one source device to at least one target device in a storage system by;

performing an asynchronous data replication operation from the at least one source device to the at least one target device; and

performing one or more synchronous data replication operations from the at least one source device to the at least one target device if data stored on the at least one source device is changed;

operating the consistency groups on the at least one source device and the at least one target device in an active-active mode, wherein the at least one source device is active and accessible by one or more host devices, and the at least one target device is active and accessible by one or more host devices;

determining one or more replicated consistency groups to include in a cutover operation; and

performing the cutover operation by deactivating the at least one source device associated with the included consistency groups.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more replicated consistency groups to include in the cutover operation comprises receiving a selection of the one or more replicated consistency groups to include in the cutover operation.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising operating in the active-active mode without performing the cutover operation until receiving the selection of one or more replicated consistency groups to include in the cutover operation.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein failures of the storage system are reduced by operating in the active-active mode without performing the cutover operation until receiving the selection of one or more replicated consistency groups.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, in the active-active mode, storing, on the at least one source device and the at least one target device, current data of the selected consistency groups.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the cutover operation comprises receiving a selection to perform the cutover operation for one or more applications associated with each of the selected consistency groups.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising performing the cutover operation for the selected applications in an application-by-application manner.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising performing the cutover operation for the selected applications in a parallel application-by-application manner.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising operating the storage system in a storage area network.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one source device and each of the at least one target device comprises at least one storage volume, each storage volume comprising a solid state storage device.

11. A system comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to execute a data migration between at least one source device and at least one target device in a storage system operable to perform the operations of;

replicating one or more consistency groups from at least one source device to at least one target device in a storage system by;

performing an asynchronous data replication operation from the at least one source device to the at least one target device; and

performing one or more synchronous data replication operations from the at least one source device to the at least one target device if data stored on the at least one source device is changed;

operating the consistency groups on the at least one source device and the at least one target device in an active-active mode, wherein the at least one source device is active and accessible by one or more host devices, and the at least one target device is active and accessible by one or more host devices;

determining one or more replicated consistency groups to include in a cutover operation; and

performing the cutover operation by deactivating the at least one source device associated with the included consistency groups.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory stores computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to further perform the operations of receiving a selection of the one or more replicated consistency groups to cutover.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory stores computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to further perform the operations of operating in the active-active mode without performing the cutover operation until receiving the selection of one or more replicated consistency groups.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein failures of the storage system are reduced by operating in the active-active mode without performing the cutover operation until receiving the selection of one or more replicated consistency groups.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory stores computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to further perform the operations of, in the active-active mode, storing, on the at least one source device and the at least one target device, current data of the selected consistency groups.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory stores computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to further perform the operations of receiving a selection to perform the cutover operation for one or more applications associated with each of the selected consistency groups.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the memory stores computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to further perform the operations of performing the cutover operation for the selected applications in an application-by-application manner.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the memory stores computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to further perform the operations of performing the cutover operation for the selected applications in a parallel application-by-application manner.

19. A computer program product including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program code encoded thereon that when executed on a processor of a computer causes the computer to execute a data migration process between at least one source device and at least one target device in a storage system, the computer program product comprising:

computer program code for replicating one or more consistency groups from at least one source device to at least one target device in a storage system by;

performing an asynchronous data replication operation from the at least one source device to the at least one target device; and

performing one or more synchronous data replication operations from the at least one source device to the at least one target device if data stored on the at least one source device is changed;

computer program code for operating the consistency groups on the at least one source device and the at least one target device in an active-active mode, wherein the at least one source device is active and accessible by one or more host devices, and the at least one target device is active and accessible by one or more host devices;

computer program code for determining one or more replicated consistency groups to include in a cutover operation; and

computer program code for performing the cutover operation by deactivating the at least one source device associated with the included consistency groups.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, further comprising:

computer program code for receiving a selection of the one or more replicated consistency groups to cutover; and

computer program product for operating in the active-active mode without performing the cutover operation until receiving the selection of one or more replicated consistency groups.