CN106528265A - Virtual machine management method and system based on distributed SAN (Storage Area Network) storage architecture - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a virtual machine management method based on a distributed SAN storage architecture, comprising: using the local storage of a virtual machine server to construct a virtual machine, and creating an application system of the virtual machine on each virtual machine according to preset rules; using The distributed storage system manages the disks of the data server, and establishes a storage pool, so that the virtual machine can access the corresponding disks in the storage pool through block storage; it can be seen that in this embodiment, by creating a storage pool in the virtual machine server Multiple virtual machines access the storage pool, adapt to different application requirements, satisfy diversified application operations, and realize unified and effective management of modern storage; the invention also discloses a virtual machine based on a distributed SAN storage architecture The management device and system can also achieve the above-mentioned technical effects.

Description

Virtual machine management method and system based on distributed SAN storage architecture

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of virtual management of distributed SAN storage, and more specifically, to a virtual machine management method, device and system based on distributed SAN storage architecture.

Background technique

With the continuous advancement of science and technology, the amount of data is increasing dramatically every day. Especially after the 21st century, the generated data is almost linearly increasing. Therefore, mass storage of data has emerged in due course. With the emergence of mass storage, there is an urgent need for an excellent computing platform to calculate massive data and achieve high-efficiency distribution of massive data. At this time, the thinking mode of cloud computing platform appears in people's minds. Efficient technical management to manage these growing and diversified data. While managing these massive data, it can also reasonably allocate these data, calculate the storage performance of data, and improve storage efficiency. For example, in Some high-tech enterprises now use SSD, NVMe and other flash memory for efficient storage in order to store massive amounts of data more efficiently. In view of the diversification of distributed storage styles, massive storage capacity, and diversified storage management, how to manage modern storage in a unified and effective way, so that storage resources can be allocated reasonably, fully utilized, and meet the needs of modern storage is an issue in this field. Problems that technicians need to solve.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a virtual machine management method and system based on a distributed SAN storage architecture, so as to realize unified and effective management of modern storage, meet the needs of different application scenarios, and greatly effectively cope with the current massive data. Platform diversification and other needs.

In order to achieve the above object, the embodiment of the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

A virtual machine management method based on a distributed SAN storage architecture, comprising:

Use the local storage of the virtual machine server to build a virtual machine, and create the application system of this virtual machine on each virtual machine according to preset rules;

The distributed storage system is used to manage the disks of the data server, and a storage pool is established, so that the virtual machine can access the corresponding disks in the storage pool through block storage.

Among them, to enable the virtual machine to access the corresponding disk in the storage pool through block storage, including:

Create multiple block devices on the storage pool, and bind the multiple block devices to different targets;

The virtual machine discovers the block device corresponding to the target end through the protocol, maps the disk corresponding to the block device to the local virtual machine, and realizes the virtual machine's access to the disk in the storage pool.

Among them, also include:

According to the virtual machine setting instruction, at least one of the use switch of the virtual machine, the network bandwidth of the virtual machine, the data flow of the virtual machine, and the frequency of use of the virtual machine is set.

A virtual machine management device based on a distributed SAN storage architecture, comprising:

A virtual machine creation module, configured to utilize the local storage of the virtual machine server to construct a virtual machine;

The application system creation module is used to create the application system of the virtual machine on each virtual machine according to preset rules;

The storage pool establishment module is used to use the distributed storage system to manage the disks of the data server, and establish a storage pool, so that the virtual machine can access the corresponding disks in the storage pool through block storage.

Wherein, the storage pool establishment module includes:

The block device setting unit is used to create multiple block devices on the storage pool, and bind multiple block devices to different target ends, so that the virtual machine can discover the block devices corresponding to the target ends through the protocol, and will correspond to the block devices The disks in the virtual machine are mapped to the local virtual machine, so that the virtual machine can access the disks in the storage pool.

Among them, also include:

The virtual machine setting module is configured to set at least one of the use switch of the virtual machine, the network bandwidth of the virtual machine, the data flow of the virtual machine, and the frequency of use of the virtual machine according to the virtual machine setting instruction.

A virtual machine management system based on a distributed SAN storage architecture, including a distributed SAN storage pool, a virtualization management platform and a network management structure;

The distributed SAN storage pool is established by utilizing the distributed storage system to manage the data server disk;

The virtualization management platform includes: a virtual machine built using the local storage of a virtual machine server, wherein each virtual machine creates an application system of the virtual machine according to preset rules;

The network management structure enables virtual machines to access corresponding disks in the distributed SAN storage pool through block storage.

Wherein, the virtualization management platform also includes

The virtual machine scheduling management center is configured to set at least one of the use switch of the virtual machine, the network bandwidth of the virtual machine, the data flow of the virtual machine, and the frequency of use of the virtual machine according to the virtual machine setting instruction.

It can be seen from the above solutions that the embodiment of the present invention provides a virtual machine management method based on a distributed SAN storage architecture, including: using the local storage of the virtual machine server to construct a virtual machine, and creating a virtual machine according to preset rules on each virtual machine. The application system of the virtual machine; use the distributed storage system to manage the disks of the data server, and establish a storage pool, so that the virtual machine can access the corresponding disks in the storage pool through block storage; it can be seen that in this embodiment, By creating multiple virtual machines in the virtual machine server to access the storage pool, adapting to different application requirements, satisfying diversified application operations, and realizing unified and effective management of modern storage; the invention also discloses a distribution-based The virtual machine management device and system of the SAN storage architecture can also achieve the above-mentioned technical effects.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a virtual machine management method based on a distributed SAN storage architecture disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a virtual machine management distributed SAN storage architecture disclosed by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of block device mapping provided by distributed storage disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a virtual machine management device based on a distributed SAN storage architecture disclosed by an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The embodiment of the present invention discloses a virtual machine management method and system based on a distributed SAN storage architecture, so as to realize unified and effective management of modern storage, meet the needs of different application scenarios, and greatly effectively cope with the current massive data. Platform diversification and other needs.

Referring to Fig. 1, a kind of virtual machine management method based on distributed SAN storage architecture provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

S101. Use the local storage of the virtual machine server to construct a virtual machine, and create an application system of the virtual machine on each virtual machine according to preset rules;

Referring to Fig. 2, the virtual machine management distributed SAN storage architecture provided in this embodiment uses the local storage of the virtual machine server to construct multiple virtual machines on the virtual platform constructed by the virtual machine, and creates its own virtual machine in each virtual machine. application system to meet different application requirements and to meet diversified application operations, so that external enterprises, government departments, transportation departments, etc. can use different virtual machines for data application management, so that it can be convenient and efficient. Mass data management and utilization. Moreover, the networks of these systems are bridged and managed through the network of the virtual server, and the network is configured. In each virtual machine, the configuration of the subnet depends on the network of the virtual server, and each virtual machine communicates with the network of the virtual server. Communication with other servers in the outside world.

S102. Utilize the distributed storage system to manage the disks of the data server, and establish a storage pool, so that the virtual machine can access corresponding disks in the storage pool through block storage.

Among them, to enable the virtual machine to access the corresponding disk in the storage pool through block storage, including:

Create multiple block devices on the storage pool, and bind the multiple block devices to different targets;

The virtual machine discovers the block device corresponding to the target end through the protocol, maps the disk corresponding to the block device to the local virtual machine, and realizes the virtual machine's access to the disk in the storage pool.

Specifically, refer to Figure 2. In the underlying structure, multiple different data servers are used in a distributed SAN storage cluster to build a unified data storage pool. This storage pool can utilize the storage resources of all data servers to make The storage on different data servers can be combined to provide external storage in a unified manner. The management of these data servers requires a certain algorithm to calculate which data server and disk the external data is stored on, and load balancing control of data traffic, etc. .

Referring to Figure 3, a layer of network management structure is deployed on its upper layer to provide a basis for external mapping of storage resources. In the network management structure, switches are needed to divide different regional networks and provide external network interfaces. Specifically, create in the storage Out of many volume devices, bound to the target side. Then in each virtual machine, discover the target block device through the protocol and map it to the local virtual machine, so that the virtual machine can use the mapped disk like a local disk, and then realize the data server. Storage resource management, it can be seen that by creating a layer of virtual machine computing management platform to schedule the underlying storage pool resources, unified management and reasonable allocation of storage pool resources can be realized to achieve high-efficiency storage.

Based on the above technical solution, this solution also includes:

According to the virtual machine setting instruction, at least one of the use switch of the virtual machine, the network bandwidth of the virtual machine, the data flow of the virtual machine, and the frequency of use of the virtual machine is set.

Specifically, referring to Figure 3, a virtual machine scheduling management center can be set up on the virtual machine management platform to schedule the use of virtual machines, and can control the switching of virtual machines, the network bandwidth of virtual machines, the control of data flow, and the use of virtual machines A series of management methods related to virtual machines such as frequency.

The virtual machine management device provided by the embodiment of the present invention is introduced below, and the virtual machine management device described below and the virtual machine management method described above may refer to each other.

Referring to FIG. 4, a virtual machine management device based on a distributed SAN storage architecture provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

A virtual machine creation module 100, configured to utilize the local storage of the virtual machine server to construct a virtual machine;

The application system creation module 200 is used to create the application system of the virtual machine on each virtual machine according to preset rules;

The storage pool establishment module 300 is configured to use the distributed storage system to manage the disks of the data server and establish a storage pool so that the virtual machines can access corresponding disks in the storage pool through block storage.

Based on the above technical solution, the storage pool establishment module includes:

The block device setting unit is used to create multiple block devices on the storage pool, and bind multiple block devices to different target ends, so that the virtual machine can discover the block devices corresponding to the target ends through the protocol, and will correspond to the block devices The disks in the virtual machine are mapped to the local virtual machine, so that the virtual machine can access the disks in the storage pool.

Based on the above technical solution, this solution also includes:

The virtual machine setting module is configured to set at least one of the use switch of the virtual machine, the network bandwidth of the virtual machine, the data flow of the virtual machine, and the frequency of use of the virtual machine according to the virtual machine setting instruction.

The virtual machine management system provided by the embodiment of the present invention is introduced below, and the virtual machine management system described below and the virtual machine management method described above may refer to each other.

Referring to FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a virtual machine management system based on a distributed SAN storage architecture, including a distributed SAN storage pool, a virtualization management platform, and a network management structure;

The distributed SAN storage pool is established by utilizing the distributed storage system to manage the data server disk;

The virtualization management platform includes: a virtual machine built using the local storage of a virtual machine server, wherein each virtual machine creates an application system of the virtual machine according to preset rules;

The network management structure enables virtual machines to access corresponding disks in the distributed SAN storage pool through block storage.

Based on the above technical solution, the virtualization management platform also includes

The virtual machine scheduling management center is configured to set at least one of the use switch of the virtual machine, the network bandwidth of the virtual machine, the data flow of the virtual machine, and the frequency of use of the virtual machine according to the virtual machine setting instruction.

Specifically, the virtualization management platform of the present invention can well cope with the current storage industry. On the one hand, in various industries and fields of private cloud and public cloud, virtual storage is needed for data storage management. People don't care whether the underlying data is stored in a certain way, a certain medium, or even what technology is used to store it. To organize, distribute, and distribute data, what is more concerned about is to provide a set of excellent storage for the outside world, so that the outside world can store their own data with confidence and convenience. On the other hand, in the underlying data server, the distributed SAN storage method can be used to form a unified storage pool resource for data servers in different regions, different models, and types of data servers, and the data structure, Manage the characteristics of metadata to realize the even and reasonable distribution of data to each physical disk medium. Lay a solid foundation for the upper layer to provide an excellent storage system.

In summary, the virtual machine management method based on distributed SAN storage provided by this solution can effectively manage the storage resources of different data servers, control the access of storage resources through network management, and meet the modern mass storage requirements; and Through a virtualization platform management method, multiple virtual machines are created, and different systems are created in each virtual machine, which can meet the needs of different application scenarios and greatly effectively cope with the current needs of massive data and diversified application platforms. It solves the problems of diversified application scenarios and independent data management; it greatly improves the management of massive data, saves space, is relatively low in cost, and is easy to manage.

Each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on the difference from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts of each embodiment can be referred to each other.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (8)

1. a kind of virtual machine management method based on distributed SAN storage architectures, it is characterised in that include：

Using the locally stored structure virtual machine of virtual machine server, this is created according to preset rules on each virtual machine virtual The application system of machine；

The disk of data server is managed using distributed memory system, sets up storage pool, so that virtual machine passes through block Storage mode, conducts interviews to corresponding disk in storage pool.

2. virtual machine management method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that so that virtual machine is by block storage mode, Corresponding disk in storage pool is conducted interviews, including：

Multiple block devices are created on the storage pool, multiple block devices are tied to into different destination ends；

Virtual machine by the corresponding block device of protocol discovery destination end, will Disk Mapping corresponding with block device to virtual machine sheet Ground, realizes access of the virtual machine to disk in storage pool.

3. virtual machine management method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that also include：

Arranged according to virtual machine and instructed, to virtual machine using switch, the network bandwidth of virtual machine, the data traffic of virtual machine, At least one of usage frequency of virtual machine is configured.

4. a kind of virtual machine management device based on distributed SAN storage architectures, it is characterised in that include：

Virtual machine creating module, for the locally stored structure virtual machine using virtual machine server；

Application system creation module, for the application system that this virtual machine is created according to preset rules on each virtual machine；

Storage pool sets up module, for being managed to the disk of data server using distributed memory system, sets up storage Pond, so that virtual machine is conducted interviews to corresponding disk in storage pool by block storage mode.

5. virtual machine management device according to claim 4, it is characterised in that the storage pool sets up module to be included：

Block device setting unit, for multiple block devices are created on the storage pool, multiple block devices is tied to different Destination end so that virtual machine is by the corresponding block device of protocol discovery destination end, will Disk Mapping corresponding with block device to void Plan machine is local, realizes access of the virtual machine to disk in storage pool.

6. virtual machine management device according to claim 5, it is characterised in that also include：

Virtual machine setup module, instructs for being arranged according to virtual machine, to virtual machine using switch, the Netowrk tape of virtual machine At least one of width, the data traffic of virtual machine, the usage frequency of virtual machine are configured.

7. a kind of virtual machine management system based on distributed SAN storage architectures, it is characterised in that store including distributed SAN Pond, virtual management platform and network management structure；

The distributed SAN storage pools are managed to data server disk using distributed memory system to be set up；

The virtual management platform includes：Using the virtual machine of the locally stored structure of virtual machine server, wherein, each is empty Plan machine creates the application system of this virtual machine according to preset rules；

The network management structure realizes virtual machine to corresponding magnetic in the distributed SAN storage pools by block storage mode Disk conducts interviews.

8. virtual machine management device according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the virtual management platform also includes

Scheduling virtual machine administrative center, instructs for being arranged according to virtual machine, to virtual machine using switch, the network of virtual machine At least one of bandwidth, the data traffic of virtual machine, usage frequency of virtual machine are configured.