Detection of host connectivity for data migration in a storage system

• US 9,959,073 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Elmore, Reba I
• Application Number:
  US15/085,172
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 711162, 711165, 711173, 707611, 707613, 707634, 707781, 707812, 707828, 709215, 709225, 709232
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1466 to make the backup process non-disruptive
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4239 with asynchronous protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4243 with synchronous protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0617 in relation to availability
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0619 in relation to data integrity, e.g. data losses, bit errors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0647 Migration mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/065 Replication mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]
• 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 volumes are migrated from a source device to a target device in a storage system. A discovery state of the migrated volumes is determined by one or more host devices in communication with the storage system. An initiator group is configured for each host device. Each initiator group sends at least one inquiry to each of one or more volumes of the target devices. Responses to each inquiry from each volume are tracked. The system receives a selection of one or more migrated volumes to include in a cutover operation, the selection based at least in part upon the determined discovery states. One or more volumes of the source devices associated with the included volumes are deactivated.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

migrating one or more volumes from at least one source device to at least one target device in a storage system;

determining a discovery state of one or more of the migrated volumes by one or more host devices in communication with the storage system by;

configuring an initiator group for each of the one or more host devices;

sending at least one inquiry from each initiator group to each of one or more volumes of the at least one target device; and

tracking responses to the at least one inquiry from each volume of the at least one target device;

receiving a selection of one or more of the migrated volumes to include in a cutover operation, the selection based at least in part upon the determined discovery states; and

deactivating one or more volumes of the at least one source device associated with the included volumes.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking responses to each inquiry comprises:

maintaining a matrix to store at least one discovery indicator associated with each host device and volume pair.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether each volume has;

(i) full visibility, wherein the volume is visible to all host devices, (ii) partial visibility, wherein the volume is visible to less than all host devices, or (iii) no visibility, wherein the volume is not visible to any host devices.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining that a given volume has full visibility when the given volume has received one or more inquiries from each host device, and that each host device has received a response to the one or more inquiries from the given volume.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

performing the cutover operation for one or more volumes determined to have full visibility; and

receiving a request to re-send at least one inquiry from at least one host device to each of one or more volumes determined to have less than full visibility.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

maintaining an inquiry indicator to track inquiries sent by each host device to each volume; and

maintaining a response indicator to track responses received by each host device from each volume.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

tracking port addresses associated with input/output (I/O) operations of each volume.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the inquiry comprises a request for the volume to access at least one Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) inquiry page stored on the volume.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

operating the one or more volumes in a storage area network, wherein each volume comprises at least one of;

a solid state storage device, a magnetic storage device, and a hybrid magnetic and solid state storage device.

15. The system of claim 2, wherein the memory stores computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to further perform the operations of:

maintaining an inquiry indicator to track inquiries sent by each host device to each volume; and

maintaining a response indicator to track responses received by each host device from each volume.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the memory stores computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to further perform the operation of tracking port addresses associated with input/output (I/O) operations of each volume.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the inquiry comprises a request for the volume to access at least one Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) inquiry page stored on the volume.

10. A system comprising:

a processor; and

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

migrating one or more volumes from at least one source device to at least one target device in a storage system;

determining a discovery state of one or more of the migrated volumes by one or more host devices in communication with the storage system by;

configuring an initiator group for each of the one or more host devices;

sending at least one inquiry from each initiator group to each of one or more volumes of the at least one target devices; and

tracking responses to the at least one inquiry from each volume of the at least one target device;

receiving a selection of one or more of the migrated volumes to include in a cutover operation, the selection based at least in part upon the determined discovery states; and

deactivating one or more volumes of the at least one source device associated with the included volumes.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the memory stores computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to further perform the operation of maintaining a matrix to store at least one discovery indicator associated with each host device and volume pair.

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 operation of determining whether each volume has:

(i) full visibility, wherein the volume is visible to all host devices, (ii) partial visibility, wherein the volume is visible to less than all host devices, or (iii) no visibility, wherein the volume is not visible to any host devices.

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 operation of determining that a given volume has full visibility when the given volume has received one or more inquiries from each host device, and that each host device has received a response to the one or more inquiries from the given volume.

14. 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:

performing the cutover operation for one or more volumes determined to have full visibility; and

receiving a request to re-send at least one inquiry from at least one host device to each of one or more volumes determined to have less than full visibility.

20. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

computer program code for performing the cutover operation for one or more volumes determined to have full visibility; and

computer program code for receiving a request to re-send at least one inquiry from at least one host device to each of one or more volumes determined to have less than full visibility.

18. 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 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 migrating one or more volumes from at least one source device to at least one target device in a storage system;

computer program code for determining a discovery state of one or more of the migrated volumes by one or more host devices in communication with the storage system by;

configuring an initiator group for each of the one or more host devices;

sending at least one inquiry to each of one or more volumes of the at least one target devices; and

tracking responses to the at least one inquiry from each volume of the at least one target device;

computer program code for receiving a selection of one or more of the migrated volumes to include in a cutover operation, the selection based at least in part upon the determined discovery states; and

computer program code for deactivating one or more volumes of the at least one source device associated with the included volumes.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising:

computer program code for maintaining a matrix to store at least one discovery indicator associated with each host device and volume pair; and

computer program code for determining whether each volume has;

(i) full visibility, wherein the volume is visible to all host devices, (ii) partial visibility, wherein the volume is visible to less than all host devices, or (iii) no visibility, wherein the volume is not visible to any host devices,

wherein a given volume has full visibility when the given volume has received one or more inquiries from each host device, and that each host device has received a response to the one or more inquiries from the given volume.