SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-BAND LUN PROVISIONING IN A DATA CENTER NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes instantiating a virtual adapter on a network device connected to a storage array, the virtual adapter capable of communicating with the storage array; determining storage configuration properties for the network device; and provisioning a p...

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Main Authors BADDELA SESIDHAR, ROSSET SEBASTIEN T, UCHINO BRIAN Y
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.06.2014
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes instantiating a virtual adapter on a network device connected to a storage array, the virtual adapter capable of communicating with the storage array; determining storage configuration properties for the network device; and provisioning a portion of the storage array to the network device in accordance with the determined storage configuration properties. The method may further comprise associating the network device with a service profile, where the storage configuration properties are specified in the service profile. Still further, the method may comprise configuring the network device in accordance with the associated service profile, where the instantiating is also performed in accordance with the associated service profile.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213718425