Storage method and device

Abstract

The invention discloses a storage method which is applied to a system comprising a client side, a management device and at least one storage device. The method comprises the following steps: the client side sends a service request which carries strategic information of the client side to the management device; the management device selects a storage device for the client side from the storage devices according to the strategic information, and the storage device provides a storage service for the client side; and the client side stores service data in the selected storage device. In the method, the management device selects a storage device for the client side after receiving the service request from the client side, and the client side can complete deployment only by giving request information without specifying a specific storage device, which saves time, facilitates operation, reduces misoperation of the client side and maintenance cost. The invention also provides a corresponding device for applying the method.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of information technology, in particular to a storage method and device. Background technique [0002] With the rapid development of the Internet, the demand for storage capacity continues to increase, and higher requirements are placed on the management of data storage. For an enterprise, more business data needs to be stored, and a larger storage capacity is required, and the security of the enterprise's business data is also extremely important. Once important data is damaged or lost, it will cause major damage to the daily production of the enterprise. impact, or even irreparable losses, therefore, it is crucial to provide reliable data storage guarantees. However, due to various irresistible and unpredictable disasters (such as natural disasters), the data centers in the entire region may collapse. Traditional local backup methods can no longer meet the needs, and more powerful disaster recovery methods ...

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[0014] Based on the above analysis, when creating a storage space on a storage device, storing business data in this storage space, or copying business data to a remote storage device when disaster recovery protection is required, from the perspective of the administrator, due to management Administrators need to know the service conditions provided by each storage device. For example, when a user needs to use 3M bandwidth, the administrator needs to know the bandwidth of each storage device, and select the storage device for the user according to the bandwidth of each storage device. equipment; since the management software of different manufacturers and models of storage devices operate in different ways (such as different software interfaces, different usage methods, and different operating procedures), administrators need to learn the operating procedures of each management software. The operation method wastes a lot of time, and the operation is complicated, and operation errors are prone to occur, resulting in high maintenance costs. Therefore, it is not conducive to the unified management of storage devices by administrators.

[0015] When considered from the service provider side, since the service provider needs to provide storage services to a large number of users, and the service provider cannot link the provided services with specific users, the service provider lacks management of the users who use the storage service. It leads to confusion in the management of users, which is also not conducive to the operation of storage services by service providers

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