Abstract: A method may select a surviving storage node based on environmental conditions. A request for exclusive access to a volume is received. A score based on data associated with an environment of the node is determined for each node in a cluster. Based on the scores, a node to grant exclusive access to the volume is identified, and such exclusive access is granted to the identified node.

Abstract: A method for facilitating a connection to a storage volume, that includes receiving, by a storage manager, an access request from compute node, where the access request includes a storage volume identifier associated with the storage volume, performing a lookup, in a target database, to identify a target entry that includes the storage volume identifier, making a first determination that the target database does not comprise the target entry, and based on the first determination, creating a first storage target cluster for the storage volume, and sending first connection instructions to the compute node, where the first connection instructions comprise a first storage target cluster identifier associated with the first storage target cluster.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device that includes a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to identify a plurality of resource objects associated with a processing device, to group correlated resource objects according to processing device utilization of the resource objects, to assign a first weight to a first resource object grouping, wherein the first weight is associated with a performance impact of the first resource object grouping on the processing device, and to release at least some of the first resource object grouping to provide additional resources to a second resource object grouping, the additional resources resulting from the releasing, wherein the first object grouping is selected for the releasing based on a comparison between the first weight and a second weight associated with the second resource object grouping, wherein the releasing is performed to improve performance of the processing device.

Abstract: A Logically Composed System (LCS) data provisioning system includes an orchestrator device that includes a cache subsystem and that is coupled to client devices and storage subsystem(s). When the orchestrator device identifies that a first client device has exclusive access to the storage subsystem(s), it activates read data caching for the storage subsystem(s). The orchestrator device then receives a first read request from the first client device that is directed to first data that is stored in the storage subsystem(s) and, in response, retrieves the first data from the cache subsystem and provides the first data to the first client device. When the orchestrator device identifies that the first client device no longer has exclusive access to the storage subsystem(s), it deactivates the read data caching for the storage subsystem(s).

Abstract: An LCS data compression/decompression system includes an orchestrator device in a resource system with a host operating system and coupled to a storage system via a network. The orchestrator device receives a read instruction from the host operating system directed to data stored in the storage system and, in response, retrieves and uses a data read decompression policy to select one of the storage system and the orchestrator device to perform data decompression operations on the data. The orchestrator device then provides a data read decompression instruction to the storage system to cause the storage system to provide the data to the orchestrator device such that the orchestrator device provides the data to the host operation system after the one of the storage system and the orchestrator device selected using the data read decompression policy performs the data decompression operations on the data.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processing device configured to establish a plurality of paths between at least one initiator of a host device and a plurality of targets of respective storage nodes of a distributed storage system, and for each of a plurality of input-output operations generated in the host device for delivery to the distributed storage system: to access a target lookup service of the host device to determine a particular one of the storage nodes that stores data for a logical storage volume and offset targeted by the input-output operation, to select a particular one of the plurality of paths from the initiator to one of the targets on the particular storage node, and to send the input-output operation to the particular storage node over the selected path. The initiator and the targets are illustratively configured in accordance with a designated standard storage access protocol.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device that includes a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to receive, by a trace filter system, a trace chunk from a trace buffer associated with a processor core in a processing device, where the trace buffer is comprised of a plurality of trace chunks, to filter, by the trace filter system, the trace chunk, and to store the filtered trace chunk in the trace buffer.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processing device configured to establish a plurality of paths between at least one initiator of a host device and a plurality of targets of respective storage nodes of a distributed storage system, and for each of a plurality of input-output operations generated in the host device for delivery to the distributed storage system: to access a target lookup service of the host device to determine a particular one of the storage nodes that stores data for a logical storage volume and offset targeted by the input-output operation, to select a particular one of the plurality of paths from the initiator to one of the targets on the particular storage node, and to send the input-output operation to the particular storage node over the selected path. The initiator and the targets are illustratively configured in accordance with a designated standard storage access protocol.

Abstract: A method is provided for use in a storage system, the method comprising: receiving an I/O request at an R-node; generating a deadline for the I/O request; generating a C-node command based on the I/O request; transmitting the C-node command and the I/O request to a C-node; calculating, by the C-node, a first remaining time based on the deadline; detecting, by the C-node, whether the first remaining time meets a first threshold; when the first remaining time meets the first threshold, executing the I/O request and transmitting, from the C-node to the R-node, synchronous replication request that is associated with the C-node command; and when the first remaining time does not meet the first threshold, causing the storage system to stop performing synchronous replication and executing the C-node command.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving, at a cache memory system, a write request for writing data to a storage system. A data reduction rate may be predicted for the write request. One or more portions of memory within the storage system may be allocated based upon, at least in part, the predicted data reduction rate for the write request. The write request may be flushed from the cache memory system to the allocated one or more portions of memory within the storage system.

Abstract: At least one processing device receives a create-token command from a host device. Responsive to receipt of the create-token command, the processing device creates the token, generates an in-memory snapshot of data in one or more logical address ranges of one or more source storage volumes, associates the in-memory snapshot with the token, and provides the token to the host device. The processing device receives a write-via token command from the host device, the write-via-token command specifying the token and one or more logical address ranges of one or more target storage volumes. Responsive to receipt of the write-via-token command, the processing device determines whether or not differential metadata of the storage system includes one or more entries for the one or more logical address ranges of the one or more source storage volumes, and controls execution of the write-via-token command based at least in part on the determination.

Abstract: A method is provided, comprising: receiving, from a host device, a request to create a token that represents one or more data items that are stored in a first volume, the first volume being stored in a source system; estimating an I/O latency limit for the first volume; estimating a token creation time for the token; comparing the token creation time to the I/O latency limit; when the token creation time matches the I/O latency limit: creating the token, creating a snapshot pair, mapping the token to the snapshot pair, and returning the token to the host device; when the token creation time does not match the I/O latency limit: creating the token, creating a first snapshot of the first volume at the source system, mapping the first snapshot to the token, and returning the token to the host device.

Abstract: A stretched volume may be configured from N volumes of N data storage systems configured as a cluster. N may be an integer greater than two. Each of the N volumes may be included in a different one of the N data storage systems. The N volumes may be exposed to a host as a logical volume having a unique identifier over a plurality of paths from the N data storage systems. The N volumes may be configured for multidirectional synchronous replication. At a first system of the cluster, a write operation may be received that writes to a target logical address of the stretched volume. Servicing the first write may include synchronously replicating the first write to every other one of the N data storage systems of the cluster. Also described are techniques for handling lock contention and avoiding deadlock in connection with processing writes to the stretched volume.

Abstract: A method may select a surviving storage node based on environmental conditions. A request for exclusive access to a volume is received. A score based on data associated with an environment of the node is determined for each node in a cluster. Based on the scores, a node to grant exclusive access to the volume is identified, and such exclusive access is granted to the identified node.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device that includes a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to identify a plurality of resource objects associated with a processing device, to group correlated resource objects according to processing device utilization of the resource objects, to assign a first weight to a first resource object grouping, wherein the first weight is associated with a performance impact of the first resource object grouping on the processing device, and to release at least some of the first resource object grouping to provide additional resources to a second resource object grouping, the additional resources resulting from the releasing, wherein the first object grouping is selected for the releasing based on a comparison between the first weight and a second weight associated with the second resource object grouping, wherein the releasing is performed to improve performance of the processing device.

Abstract: A stretched volume may be configured from N volumes of N data storage systems configured as a cluster. N may be an integer greater than two. Each of the N volumes may be included in a different one of the N data storage systems. The N volumes may be exposed to a host as a logical volume having a unique identifier over a plurality of paths from the N data storage systems. The N volumes may be configured for multidirectional synchronous replication. At a first system of the cluster, a write operation may be received that writes to a target logical address of the stretched volume. Servicing the first write may include synchronously replicating the first write to every other one of the N data storage systems of the cluster. Also described are techniques for handling lock contention and avoiding deadlock in connection with processing writes to the stretched volume.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device that includes a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to receive, by a trace filter system, a trace chunk from a trace buffer associated with a processor core in a processing device, where the trace buffer is comprised of a plurality of trace chunks, to filter, by the trace filter system, the trace chunk, and to store the filtered trace chunk in the trace buffer.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for dividing a plurality of volumes replicated across a pair of storage systems into one or more consistency groups. A polarization state may be defined for each consistency group. An input-output (IO) failure associated with at least one consistency group may be detected. At least a portion of the at least one consistency group may be polarized based upon, at least in part, the polarization state defined for the at least one consistency group.

Abstract: An apparatus in one embodiment includes at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, with the at least one processing device being configured to maintain a replication journal for recording replication write requests in a storage system, to detect a failure impacting the replication journal, and to initiate recovery of the replication journal responsive to the detected failure. In conjunction with the recovery of the replication journal, the at least one processing device is further configured to maintain a lock contention table that characterizes lock contentions between address lock ranges required for the recovery of the replication journal and address lock ranges required by other write requests in the storage system, and to utilize the lock contention table to resolve one or more potential deadlocks that would otherwise prevent completion of the recovery of the replication journal. Other embodiments include methods and computer program products.

Abstract: In one aspect, adaptive replication modes in a storage system are provided. An aspect includes during an active replication session in which a first type of replication is performed at the storage system, monitoring write input/output (IO) operations, collecting data from the write IO operations, and determining, from the collected data, write IO latency. Upon determining that a threshold value has been met from the write IO latency, where the threshold value is defined for the first type of replication, an aspect includes automatically switching from the first type of replication to a second type of replication. The second type of replication is configured to compensate for operational deficiencies detected in response to the write IO latency.