Configuring object storage system for input/output operations
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1. A method for preparing a storage system to execute input-output commands (IOs), the method comprising:
- receiving a request to prepare a logical storage volume;
selecting a protocol endpoint configured in the storage system through which IOs for the logical storage volume are to be received; and
generating an identifier to be included in IOs for the logical storage volume and returning the identifier to a computer system that issued the request.
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Abstract
The storage system exports logical storage volumes that are provisioned as storage objects. These storage objects are accessed on demand by connected computer systems using standard protocols, such as SCSI and NFS, through logical endpoints for the protocol traffic that are configured in the storage system. When an input-output command (IO) is received at the storage system, an identifier is retrieved from the IO and translated into a logical storage volume identifier, and the IO is executed on storage locations referenced by a logical storage volume corresponding to the logical storage volume identifier.
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1. A method for preparing a storage system to execute input-output commands (IOs), the method comprising:
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receiving a request to prepare a logical storage volume; selecting a protocol endpoint configured in the storage system through which IOs for the logical storage volume are to be received; and generating an identifier to be included in IOs for the logical storage volume and returning the identifier to a computer system that issued the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for preparing a storage system to execute input-output commands (IOs) issued by a virtual machine running on a host computer, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to prepare a metadata logical storage volume for the virtual machine; selecting a protocol endpoint configured in the storage system through which IOs for the metadata logical storage volume are to be received; receiving read IOs through the protocol endpoint and returning read data, the read data including identifiers for data logical storage volumes; receiving a request to prepare the data logical storage volumes for the virtual machine; and for each data logical storage volume, selecting a protocol endpoint configured in the storage system through which IOs for the logical storage volume are to be received. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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