CN101494667A - Method and apparatus for accessing or removing equipment of storage network - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for accessing or removing equipment of storage network Download PDF

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CN101494667A
CN101494667A CNA2009101266302A CN200910126630A CN101494667A CN 101494667 A CN101494667 A CN 101494667A CN A2009101266302 A CNA2009101266302 A CN A2009101266302A CN 200910126630 A CN200910126630 A CN 200910126630A CN 101494667 A CN101494667 A CN 101494667A
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The present invention relates to the field of storage technology. In order to solve the problem that relatively long period of cessation of business is required when device is needed to access or remove in the prior art, the invention provides a method of fast removing or accessing device in the storage network, wherein, the method includes: configuring the configuration files of devices in the storage network; selecting the configuration file according to the removing or accessing operation needed to carry out, routing the removing or accessing devices. The beneficial effects of the embodiment of the present invention lies in that the invention uses the configuration files to open or disconnect the communication channel from the host to the storage device, to achieve fast removing or accessing to the storage devices, without changing the structure of the existing storage network, thereby having low cost.

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Insert or remove the method and the device of equipment in a kind of storage networking
Technical field
The present invention relates to technical field of memory, relate in particular to the method and the device that insert or remove equipment in a kind of storage networking.
Background technology
Along with the develop rapidly of science and technology and the widespread usage of computer technology, the increasing sharply and Development of E-business of internet information, enterprise information system is day by day in occupation of the principal status of public economy of enterprise competitive advantage.The magnanimity of data increases, and makes enterprise than whenever all depend on data more in the past.
Be illustrated in figure 1 as storage networking schematic diagram in the prior art, though distributed storage has flexibly, advantage easily, but the different storage device configuration all has difference, make and operate and complex management, and any memory device all has life cycle, and how fast access device all becomes the problem that the storage user faces with the transfer legacy data when product is replaced.
In existing storage networking, newly-increased storage value-added service or replacement memory device, need to suspend storage service, for example when carrying out the operation of backup storage device data, need the image file of the former memory device of deletion in main frame earlier, stop storage service, set up the reflection of former memory device in alternate device again, carry out backup operation, delete the reflection of former memory device in alternate device then, rebulid the reflection of former memory device in main frame at last, reply storage service.
The present inventor finds that in realizing process of the present invention prior art has following deficiency at least, prior art has changed the original user stored configuration, the mapping relations of memory device in the main frame have been changed, need the long period to stop user's business, switch complicated, and cause access device or remove the speed of memory device too slow, efficient is too low.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides method and the device that inserts or remove equipment in a kind of storage networking, can insert or remove described equipment fast.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide the method that inserts or remove equipment in a kind of storage networking, this method comprises: the configuration file that disposes equipment in the described storage networking; Described configuration file is selected in the operation of carrying out as required, and route is carried out in described access or the equipment that removes.
According to a further aspect in the invention, also provide in a kind of storage networking the device that inserts or remove equipment, this method comprises: dispensing unit is used for disposing the configuration file of described storage networking equipment; Selected cell, described configuration file is selected in the operation that is used for carrying out as required; Routing unit is used for according to the configuration file of described selection route being carried out in described access or the equipment that removes.
The present invention utilizes configuration file that the equipment that inserts or remove is carried out route, has realized inserting fast or removing memory device, switches simply, has improved the efficient of access or sweep equipment.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the invention or technical scheme of the prior art, to do to introduce simply to the accompanying drawing of required use in embodiment or the description of the Prior Art below, apparently, accompanying drawing in describing below only is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, under the prerequisite of not paying creative work, can also obtain other accompanying drawing according to these accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows that storage networking schematic diagram in the prior art;
Figure 2 shows that the method embodiment flow chart that inserts fast in the storage networking of the present invention or remove equipment;
Figure 3 shows that the present invention inserts or remove the device example structure figure of equipment fast;
Figure 4 shows that the embodiment schematic diagram that inserts fast in the storage networking of the present invention or remove equipment.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
The embodiment of the invention provides method and the device that inserts fast in a kind of storage networking or remove equipment.The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
Be illustrated in figure 2 as the method embodiment flow chart that inserts fast in the storage networking of the present invention or remove equipment.
Step 201 disposes the configuration file of equipment in the described storage networking.
Step 202, carry out as required remove or described configuration file is selected in access device operation, route is carried out in described access or the equipment that removes.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, equipment in the described storage networking comprises memory device, virtual management equipment, wherein said memory device comprises storage array, described virtual management equipment comprises the equipment with data analysis disposal ability, for example is used for the backup virtualization management equipment of backup storage device data.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, described configuration file comprises the routing iinformation of equipment in the storage networking.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, described access or the equipment that removes are carried out route comprise, open or disconnect other equipment in described equipment and the storage networking or the communication port of main frame according to described configuration file.
Pass through the embodiment of the invention, can avoid in the prior art inserting or need revise one by one when removing equipment the corresponding information (inserting or the map information when removing equipment) of described equipment, and the embodiment of the invention is passed through configuration file, route between unlatching or disconnection main frame and the equipment, thereby can insert or remove described equipment fast, the business that stops the user that does not need the long period, thereby improve the efficient that inserts or remove equipment, and because the embodiment of the invention does not need to revise one by one the relevant device of equipment, therefore, the process of switching is very simple.
Be illustrated in figure 3 as the device example structure figure that the present invention inserted or removed equipment fast.
Comprise dispensing unit 301, selected cell 302, routing unit 303.
Described dispensing unit 301 is used for disposing the configuration file of described storage networking equipment.
Described selected cell 302, what be used for carrying out as required removes or the described configuration file of access device operation selection.
Described routing unit 303 is used for according to the configuration file of described selection route being carried out in described access or the equipment that removes.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, described device comprises switch, router etc., perhaps for having the main frame of enough ports.
The different port of described host computer using is connected with different equipment respectively, and utilizes described configuration file to open or disconnect described port, thus the communicating by letter of control and described equipment.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, equipment in the described storage networking comprises memory device, virtual management equipment, wherein said memory device comprises storage array, described virtual management equipment comprises the equipment with data analysis disposal ability, for example is used for the backup virtualization management equipment of backup storage device data.
Be illustrated in figure 4 as the embodiment schematic diagram that inserts fast in the storage networking of the present invention or remove equipment.
Comprise main frame 401, switch 402, former storage array 403, newly-increased memory device 404.
3 configuration files of configuration on switch 402:
P1: the path between main frame 401 and the switch 402, the path between switch 402 and the former storage array 403.
P2: the path between main frame 401 and the switch 402, the path between switch 402 and the newly-increased memory device 404.
P3: the path between newly-increased memory device 404 and the switch 402, the path between switch 402 and the former storage array 403.
When the operational example that will carry out as for newly-increased storage array the time, and newly-increased memory device 404 is when being storage array, promptly insert new storage display, described switch 402 is selected above-mentioned p1 and p2 configuration file, make main frame 401 to visit described newly-increased storage array and former storage array 403 simultaneously, therefore also just reached the purpose of quick access memory device by switch 402.
If when the operational example that will carry out when be increasing virtual management equipment newly, and newly-increased memory device 404 is when being virtual management equipment, it is the access of virtual management equipment, when if main frame 401 need carry out data sampling to former storage display 403, because this moment, main frame 401 can not directly be visited former storage array 403, but transmit in the past by newly-increased memory device 404, so switch 402 is selected p2 and p3 configuration file, make main frame 401 to have access to newly-increased memory device 404 by switch 402, newly-increased memory device 404 extracts the whole instructions that again main frame 401 sended over after the data, information such as data send former storage array 403 to.This virtual management equipment comprises the equipment with data analysis disposal ability, for example is used for the backup virtualization management equipment of backup storage device data, such as storage intermediate layer equipment.
When the operational example that will carry out as when removing newly-increased memory device 404, when perhaps former storage array 403 breaks down, described switch 402 selects to disconnect corresponding configuration file, for example remove former storage array 403, then need to forbid described configuration file p1, described main frame 401 just can not continue former storage array 403 is operated, for example remove when increasing memory device 404 newly, then need to forbid described configuration file p2, described main frame 401 just can not continue newly-increased memory device 404 is operated.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, described switch 402 can be divided into multistage, be that switch can connect other switches, all have corresponding configuration file in each switch, so that main frame 401 is to the route of former storage array 403 or newly-increased memory device 404.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, described main frame 401 can have a plurality of ports, former storage array 403 all directly is connected with described main frame 401 with newly-increased memory device 404, promptly omit described switch 402, described main frame 401 is selected the former storage array 403 or the newly-increased memory device 404 of communication according to the configuration file on the described main frame.When inserting or removing equipment, can activate or forbid described configuration file, thereby realize the visit of main frame other equipment according to the operation of being done.
The beneficial effect of embodiments of the invention is, the present invention utilizes configuration file control unlatching or disconnects the communication port of main frame to memory device, realized inserting or remove memory device fast, do not need to change the structure of existing storage networking, the realization cost is low, and does not need the business that stops the user of long period, does not change the original user stored configuration, do not change the relation of memory device, easy switching to main frame.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process that realizes in the foregoing description method, be to instruct relevant hardware to finish by computer program, described program can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium, this program can comprise the flow process as the embodiment of above-mentioned each side method when carrying out.Wherein, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only storage memory body (Read-Only Memory, ROM) or at random store memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.
Above-described embodiment; purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and beneficial effect are further described; institute is understood that; the above only is the specific embodiment of the present invention; and be not intended to limit the scope of the invention; within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being made, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. insert or remove the method for equipment in the storage networking, it is characterized in that, comprising:
The configuration file of equipment in the pre-configured described storage networking;
The access of carrying out or remove operation and select described configuration file is as required carried out route according to described configuration file to described access or the equipment that removes.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that the equipment in the described storage networking comprises memory device, or virtual management equipment.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that described configuration file comprises the routing iinformation of equipment in the storage networking.
4. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described access or the equipment that removes is carried out route comprise: open or disconnect other equipment in described equipment and the storage networking or the communication port of main frame according to described configuration file.
5. insert or remove the device of equipment in the storage networking, it is characterized in that comprising:
Dispensing unit is used for the configuration file of pre-configured described storage networking equipment;
Selected cell is used for the access of carrying out as required or removes operation selecting described configuration file;
Routing unit is used for according to the configuration file of described selection route being carried out in described access or the equipment that removes.
6. device according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described device is switch, router or is the main frame with a plurality of ports.
7. device according to claim 5 is characterized in that the equipment in the described storage networking comprises memory device, or virtual management equipment.
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