System of managing remote resources
First Claim
1. A system for managing remote resources comprising a remote storage system and a local storage system linked to the remote storage system, wherein the local storage system is linked to hosts, wherein the system is configured to:
- create a local pool in the local storage system for accommodating local volumes permitted to be accessed by a certain host;
generate a first handle associated with the local pool for granting access to the local pool by the certain host;
create a remote pool in the remote storage system for accommodating remote volumes and associating the remote pool with the local pool;
receive by the local storage system from the certain host, a remote management command utilizing the first handle, wherein the remote management command includes a request for managing of a resource in the remote pool associated with the local pool;
transmit, by the local storage system to the remote storage system, a cross storage management command that corresponds to the remote management command, for execution at the remote pool; and
parse, by the remote storage system, the cross storage management command and implement a resource management in the remote pool.
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Abstract
A system of managing remote resources that includes a local storage associated with a local storage manager constituting a local storage system. A remote storage associated with a remote storage manager constituting a remote storage system. The local storage system is associated with the remote storage system by means of a first link. The local storage system is configured to send through the first link I/O remote commands complying with the SCSI protocol, for execution in the remote storage system. The system includes a second link associating the local storage system and the remote storage system. The local storage manager being responsive to remote storage management commands and being configured to send through the second link corresponding cross-storage-remote management commands that comply with the SCSI protocol, for execution in the remote storage.
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1. A system for managing remote resources comprising a remote storage system and a local storage system linked to the remote storage system, wherein the local storage system is linked to hosts, wherein the system is configured to:
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create a local pool in the local storage system for accommodating local volumes permitted to be accessed by a certain host; generate a first handle associated with the local pool for granting access to the local pool by the certain host; create a remote pool in the remote storage system for accommodating remote volumes and associating the remote pool with the local pool; receive by the local storage system from the certain host, a remote management command utilizing the first handle, wherein the remote management command includes a request for managing of a resource in the remote pool associated with the local pool; transmit, by the local storage system to the remote storage system, a cross storage management command that corresponds to the remote management command, for execution at the remote pool; and parse, by the remote storage system, the cross storage management command and implement a resource management in the remote pool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing remote resources in a remote storage system linked to a local storage system, wherein the local storage system is linked to hosts, the method comprising:
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creating a local pool in the local storage system for accommodating local volumes permitted to be accessed by a certain host; generating a first handle associated with the local pool for granting access to the local pool by the certain host; creating a remote pool in the remote storage system for accommodating remote volumes and associating the remote pool with the local pool; receiving by the local storage system from the certain host, a remote management command utilizing the first handle, wherein the remote management command includes a request for managing of a resource in the remote pool associated with the local pool; transmitting, by the local storage system to the remote storage system, a cross storage management command that corresponds to the remote management command, for execution at the remote pool; and parsing, by the remote storage system, the cross storage management command and implementing a resource management in the remote pool. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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