Storage Access Group Management for Virtual Network Ports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing virtual network ports in a system requires significant input from administrators, making it inefficient and complex, especially when migrating or deploying virtual servers across different physical servers.
Innovation Solution
A method that utilizes storage access groups to automate the management of virtual network ports, allowing administrators to create, activate, and manage virtual servers and network port descriptions through a management console, which simplifies the process by treating virtual network ports as a group rather than individual entities, thereby reducing administrative burden.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If virtual network ports are managed individually, then each port can be precisely configured, but the administrative burden and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual virtual network port management operations into a single storage access group management entity. By combining the configuration and management of multiple virtual network ports under a unified group structure, administrators can manage multiple ports through a single interface, reducing the administrative burden and operational complexity while maintaining precise configuration capabilities for each individual port within the group.
2Productivity
If manual configuration of virtual network ports is performed, then precise control is achieved, but time consumption and inefficiency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring storage access groups with multiple virtual network ports before virtual server deployment. The groups are prepared in advance with all necessary configurations, allowing rapid assignment to virtual servers when needed. This eliminates the need for administrators to manually configure each virtual network port individually during deployment, significantly reducing time consumption while maintaining precise control over the configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If virtual network ports are managed across multiple physical servers, then flexibility and adaptability improve, but synchronization and consistency become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal storage access group structure that can be assigned to virtual servers across multiple different physical servers. The group configuration is maintained centrally and can be deployed to any physical server in the infrastructure, providing flexibility for virtual server migration while ensuring configuration consistency. The universal group structure adapts to different physical server environments while maintaining the same virtual network port configurations, enabling versatile deployment across the infrastructure.
Data Source
AI summary
Managing virtual network ports on a physical server to provide a virtual server access to a group of storage resources through a network. A storage access group representing a group of storage resources is generated. A virtual server is generated on a hypervisor executed on the physical server. Access to the network is activated for the virtual server. A management console is provided for creating and managing the storage access group providing access to the group of storage resources for the virtual server from one or more physical servers. The management console includes a virtual server management facility and a storage access group facility. The virtual server management facility allows for managing virtual server definitions and activating, deactivating, and migrating virtual servers. The storage access group facility allows for managing virtual network port descriptions, administrating network port names, and creating, activating and deactivating virtual network ports.