CN103414728B - Storage area network based on iscsi agreement and collocation method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention provides a kind of storage area network and collocation method thereof based on iscsi agreement, can simplify the configuration operation of memory device, improve equipment easy applied performance. Storage area network based on iscsi agreement of the present invention, the configure host that comprises client server, is connected with client server, described configure host connects respectively a storage host by multiple Agent clients. Its collocation method, comprises the following steps: storage user operates client server and carries out stored configuration operation and be connected configuration operation; Configure host is accepted after general request, coordinate by Agent client and configure host, and from storage host, select at least one equipment as configuration device, complete relevant configuration, generic configuration response is back to client server by configure host, configuration response has comprised configuring condition and result, and user, according to configuration response, can bring into use memory space.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to memory device, be specifically related to a kind of storage area network based on iscsi agreement.
Background technology
Along with the development of technology, the capacity requirement exponentially level of storage increases, and every profession and trade all exists the user to storing very big demand. Wherein, the SAN network that iSCSI memory device forms, has benefited from the development of iSCSI agreement and the simplicity of use and has obtained the application of great scale.
Fig. 1 has simply described the general networking situation of existing iscsi memory device network, and as shown in Figure 1, in prior art, in the SAN network of iSCSI memory device composition, number of devices is many, kind is many, and each equipment has its distinctive configuration and management method. For configuration and the management of iSCSI memory device, not only need configuration management personnel to know operated different types of equipment, be configured for every equipment, also wanting can be for actual application scenarios, in conjunction with stored knowledge, carry out stored configuration, for example RAID sets up, logical volume is divided, Sharing Management. For the memory device of each producer, stored configuration personnel all need to learn separately, operate and train, and could grasp its configuring management method. In the case of the memory device kind that uses is more, stored configuration administrative staff require a high expenditure of energy and carry out the study of distinct device, in actual mechanical process, also need very carefully to avoid maloperation simultaneously.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a kind of storage area network and collocation method thereof based on iscsi agreement, can simplify the configuration operation of memory device, improves equipment easy applied performance.
For achieving the above object, the storage area network based on iscsi agreement of the present invention, the configure host that comprises client server, is connected with client server, described configure host connects respectively a storage host by multiple Agent clients.
The collocation method of the above-mentioned storage area network based on iscsi agreement, comprises the following steps:
A, storage user operate client server, carry out stored configuration operation and are connected configuration operation;
In B, above-mentioned steps, the stored configuration that user does operates and is connected configuration operation as general request, is sent to configure host by management channels;
C, configure host are accepted after general request, send general polling request to Agent client, between Agent client and actual iSCSI memory device, adopt the communication of equipment proprietary protocol, Agent client sends privately owned inquiry request to memory device, memory device accepts request, respond by proprietary protocol, the response of Agent client analytical equipment, and response is back to configure host in the mode of general polling response;
D, configure host are accepted the relevant information of all available equipment, the idle condition of analytical equipment, available situation, and from storage host, select at least one equipment as configuration device;
E, for select equipment, configure host sends generic configuration request to its corresponding Agent client, Agent client is converted to generic configuration request the privately owned configuring request of corresponding device, and be sent to the storage host of choosing and be configured, equipment carries out configuration response after completing configuration, after Agent client acceptance response, be converted into generic configuration and respond and notify configure host;
Generic configuration response is back to client server by F, configure host, and configuration response has comprised configuring condition and result, and user, according to configuration response, can bring into use memory space.
Described stored configuration operation is user's configuration device and obtains desired memory space, comprises capacity configuration, the configuration of RAID rank, security requirement, the speed requirement of memory space; Described connection configuration operation is the configuration operation of iSCSI agreement, comprises LUN configuration, Target attribute configuration, the configuration of IP authority, chap authentication configuration.
Adopted after technique scheme, storage user of service only needs to propose configuration needs by configuration client server, and concrete equipment configuration effort transfers to Special Equipment to complete. Propose demand and automatically completed after configuration by equipment user, user can bring into use storage, and configuration effort is simple.
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Fig. 1 has simply described the general networking situation of existing iscsi memory device network;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the storage area network based on iscsi agreement of the present invention;
Fig. 3 has described and has used the present invention to carry out the flow process of storage device configurations;
Fig. 4 has described the present invention and has completed the corresponding flow process of configuration order.
Detailed description of the invention
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention will be further described.
As visible in Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, the storage area network based on iscsi agreement of the present invention, the configure host that comprises client server, is connected with client server, described configure host connects respectively a storage host by multiple Agent clients.
The function of Agent client is the conversion operating, and namely the general operation of being approved by client server, configure host is converted to the exclusive private operations agreement of dissimilar storage host or private operations method and flow process. That is to say, can by the stored configuration operation of dissimilar storage host with is connected configuration operation and is converted to the stored configuration of being approved by client server, configure host and operates and be connected configuration operation. Provide in dissimilar storage host under the prerequisite of private operations agreement or private operations method and flow process, those skilled in the art can complete the configuration operation conversion work of this storage host.
Use the step of the storage area network based on iscsi agreement of the present invention to comprise:
Storage user is by operative configuration client server, select required storage size, adjust data security, the demand percentage of read or write speed, if user is familiar with storage concept, the directly required RAID rank of designated store, user, equally by operative configuration client server, selects the connection attribute of iSCSI, configures corresponding Target parameter, configuration of IP control of authority, configuration chap authentication related content.
User configures as general request, is sent to configure host by management channels.
Configure host is accepted general request, first carries out facility information inquiry. Configure host sends general polling request to Agent client. The privately owned communications protocol of employing equipment between Agent client and actual iSCSI storage host. Agent client sends privately owned inquiry request to storage host. Storage host accepts request, and responds by proprietary protocol. The response of Agent client analytical equipment, and response is back to configure host in the mode of general polling response.
Configure host is accepted the relevant information of all available storage host, the idle condition of analytical equipment, and available situation, and therefrom select one or some equipment as configuration device.
For the equipment of selecting, configure host sends generic configuration request to its corresponding Agent client. Agent client is converted to generic configuration request the privately owned configuring request of corresponding device, and is sent to the storage host of choosing and is configured. Storage host is carried out configuration response after completing configuration. After Agent client acceptance response, be converted into generic configuration and respond and notify configure host.
Generic configuration response is back to client server by configure host, and configuration response has comprised configuring condition and result. User, according to configuration response, can bring into use memory space.
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1. the collocation method of the storage area network based on iscsi agreement, the configure host that the described storage area network based on iscsi agreement comprises client server, is connected with client server, described configure host connects respectively storage host by multiple Agent clients, each Agent client connects respectively a different storage host, it is characterized in that: described collocation method comprises the following steps:
A, storage user operate client server, carry out stored configuration operation and are connected configuration operation;
In B, above-mentioned steps, the stored configuration that user does operates and is connected configuration operation as general request, is sent to configure host by management channels;
C, configure host are accepted after general request, send general polling request to Agent client, between Agent client and actual iscsi memory device, adopt the communication of equipment proprietary protocol, Agent client sends privately owned inquiry request to memory device, memory device accepts request, respond by proprietary protocol, the response of Agent client analytical equipment, and response is back to configure host in the mode of general polling response;
D, configure host are accepted the relevant information of all available equipment, the idle condition of analytical equipment, available situation, and from storage host, select at least one equipment as configuration device;
E, for select equipment, configure host sends generic configuration request to its corresponding Agent client, Agent client is converted to generic configuration request the privately owned configuring request of corresponding device, and be sent to the storage host of choosing and be configured, equipment carries out configuration response after completing configuration, after Agent client acceptance response, be converted into generic configuration and respond and notify configure host;
Generic configuration response is back to client server by F, configure host, and configuration response has comprised configuring condition and result, and user, according to configuration response, can bring into use memory space.
2. the collocation method of the storage area network based on iscsi agreement according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described stored configuration operation is user's configuration device and obtains desired memory space, comprises capacity configuration, the configuration of RAID rank, security requirement, the speed requirement of memory space; Described connection configuration operation is the configuration operation of iscsi agreement, comprises LUN configuration, Target attribute configuration, the configuration of IP authority, chap authentication configuration.
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