Virtualized file server smart data ingestion
First Claim
1. A data migration system comprising:
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computer readable media encoded with instructions which, when executed, cause the data migration system to;
receive a request to migrate a plurality of storage items from an existing virtualized file server (VFS) configured to process input/output (I/O) requests for the plurality of storage items to a new VFS;
access a mapping of a first set of file server virtual machines of the existing VFS to a second set of file server virtual machines of the new VFS;
identify, at least in part using the mapping, a first destination file server virtual machine of the second set of file server virtual machines to process requests for I/O transactions for a first storage item of the plurality of storage items;
identify, at least in part using the mapping, a second destination file server virtual machine of the second set of file server virtual machines to process requests for I/O transactions for a second storage item of the plurality of storage items;
migrate the first storage item from the existing VFS to the first destination file server virtual machine of the new VFS; and
migrate, at least partially in parallel to migrating the first storage item from the existing VFS to the new VFS, the second storage item from the existing VFS to the second destination file server virtual machine of the new VFS.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system for managing a virtualization environment includes a set of host machines, each of which includes a hypervisor, virtual machines, and a virtual machine controller, and a data migration system configured to identify one or more existing storage items stored at one or more existing File Server Virtual Machines (FSVMs) of an existing virtualized file server (VFS). For each of the existing storage items, the data migration system is configured to identify a new FSVMs of a new VFS based on the existing FSVM, send a representation of the storage item from the existing FSVM to the new FSVM, such that representations of storage items are sent between different pairs of FSVMs in parallel, and store a new storage item at the new FSVM, such that the new storage item is based on the representation of the existing storage item received by the new FSVM.
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26 Claims
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1. A data migration system comprising:
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a processor; and computer readable media encoded with instructions which, when executed, cause the data migration system to; receive a request to migrate a plurality of storage items from an existing virtualized file server (VFS) configured to process input/output (I/O) requests for the plurality of storage items to a new VFS; access a mapping of a first set of file server virtual machines of the existing VFS to a second set of file server virtual machines of the new VFS; identify, at least in part using the mapping, a first destination file server virtual machine of the second set of file server virtual machines to process requests for I/O transactions for a first storage item of the plurality of storage items; identify, at least in part using the mapping, a second destination file server virtual machine of the second set of file server virtual machines to process requests for I/O transactions for a second storage item of the plurality of storage items; migrate the first storage item from the existing VFS to the first destination file server virtual machine of the new VFS; and migrate, at least partially in parallel to migrating the first storage item from the existing VFS to the new VFS, the second storage item from the existing VFS to the second destination file server virtual machine of the new VFS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 21, 22)
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7. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media, the media comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:
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receiving a request to migrate a first storage item and a second storage item of a plurality of storage items from an existing virtualized file server (VFS) configured to process input/output (I/O) requests for the plurality of storage items to a new VFS; accessing a mapping of a first set of file server virtual machines of the existing VFS to a second set of file server virtual machines of the new VFS; identifying at least in part, using the mapping, a first destination file server virtual machine of the second set of file server virtual machines to process requests for I/O transactions for the first storage item; identifying, at least in part using the mapping, a second destination file server virtual machine of the second set of file server virtual machines to process requests for I/O transactions for the second storage item; migrating the first storage item from the existing VFS to the first destination file server virtual machine of the new VFS; and migrating, at least partially in parallel to migrating the first storage item from the existing VFS to the new VFS, the second storage item from the existing VFS to the second destination file server virtual machine of the new VFS. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 23, 24)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to migrate a first storage item and a second storage item of a plurality of storage items from an existing virtualized file server (VFS) configured to process input/output (I/O) requests for the plurality of storage items to a new VFS; accessing a mapping of a first set of file server virtual machines of the existing VFS to a second set of file server virtual machines of the new VFS; identifying, at least in part using the mapping, a first destination file server virtual machine of the second set of file server virtual machines to process requests for I/O transactions for the first storage item; identifying, at least in part using the mapping, a second destination file server virtual machine of the second set of file server virtual machines to process requests for I/O transactions for the second storage item; migrating the first storage item from the existing VFS to the first destination file server virtual machine of the new VFS; and migrating, at least partially in parallel to migrating the first storage item from the existing VFS to the new VFS, the second storage item from the existing VFS to the second destination file server virtual machine of the new VFS. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26)
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