System and method for verification and enforcement of virtual interface failover within a cluster

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7958385
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11741862

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A cluster-wide published configuration system and method is provided for assigning host nodes to virtual interfaces (VIFs) in a cluster of data storage systems. A coordinating VIF manager publishes a set of failover rules in a VIF configuration table using a replication database. In the event of a VIF failure, the coordinating VIF manager publishes a reassignment of host nodes using a single read-write transaction of a replication database service. Secondary VIF managers in the cluster must perform VIF hosting in accordance to the reassignment or publish a new configuration table. Each VIF manager instance in a quorum reads the VIF configuration table upon each VIF failover to perform error checking event regardless of whether the VIF manager is affected by the VIF failover event.

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NETAPP INC3060 OLSEN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95128

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Frangioso, Robert Sunnyvale, US 1 9
Kownacki, Ronald W Sunnyvale, US 3 46

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