US 11,874,940 B2
Method and system for limiting access of multiple data nodes to shared storage during the performance of data protection services through load balancing
Shelesh Chopra, Bangalore (IN); Sunil Yadav, Bangalore (IN); Manish Sharma, Bangalore (IN); and Aaditya Rakesh Bansal, Bagalore (IN)
Assigned to EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Filed by EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/238,718.
Prior Publication US 2022/0343007 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 21/62 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/6218 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for performing data protection services for data stored in a shared storage, the method comprising:
identifying, by a primary data node, a protection policy event initiating performance of data protection services for data stored in the shared storage, wherein the shared storage is used by the primary data node and secondary data nodes;
in response to identifying the protection policy event:
obtaining primary data node monitoring information associated with the primary data node;
obtaining secondary data node monitoring information associated with the secondary data nodes;
assigning at least one resource limit to the primary data node and the secondary data nodes based on the primary data node monitoring information and the secondary data node monitoring information; and
initiating performance of the data protection services by the primary data node and the secondary data nodes using the shared storage based on the assigned at least one resource limit.