Unified-interface for storage provisioning

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for storage platform-independent storage provisioning. The systems and methods may include receiving a storage provisioning request from a user interface, processing the storage provisioning request to determine one or more of a plurality of storage resources utilized to complete the storage provisioning request, generating an instruction to provision a data storage space among the one or more of the plurality of storage resources, and provisioning the data storage space based on the instruction. Each of the plurality of storage resources may include an interface configuration, and at least two interface configurations are different from one another. Each of the plurality of storage resources may be accessible and operational in accordance with the interface configuration thereof. The processing of a storage provisioning request may include determining at least one of a nature of the storage provisioning request, or an application associated with the storage provisioning request.

1 . A unified-interface storage provisioning system comprising one or more processors, and a memory with instructions which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a plurality of operations comprising:
 receiving a storage provisioning request from a user interface;   processing the storage provisioning request to determine one or more of a plurality of storage resources utilized to complete the storage provisioning request, wherein each of the plurality of storage resources include an interface configuration, and wherein at least two interface configurations are different from one another;   generating an instruction to provision a data storage space among the one or more of the plurality of storage resources; and   provisioning the data storage space based on the instruction,   wherein the one or more processors are adapted to operate with each of the plurality of storage resources in accordance with the interface configuration thereof.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said processing operation includes determining at least one of a nature of the storage provisioning request, or an application associated with the storage provisioning request. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a web services interface. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further include generating a status report related to a result of said provisioning operation. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the status report includes one of a success message or a failure message. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the storage provisioning request includes at least one of an on-demand storage provisioning request, or an automation storage provisioning request. 
     
     
         7 . A computer-implemented method for provisioning storage, the method executed by one or more processors configured to perform a plurality of operations, the operations comprising:
 receiving a storage provisioning request from a user interface;   processing the storage provisioning request to determine one or more of a plurality of storage resources utilized to complete the storage provisioning request, wherein each of the plurality of storage resources include an interface configuration, and wherein at least two interface configurations are different from one another;   generating an instruction to provision a data storage space among the one or more of the plurality of storage resources; and   provisioning the data storage space based on the instruction,   wherein the one or more processors are adapted to operate with each of the plurality of storage resources in accordance with the interface configuration thereof.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said processing operation includes determining at least one of a nature of the storage provisioning request, or an application associated with the storage provisioning request. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the user interface includes a web services interface. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the operations further include generating a status report related to a result of said provisioning operation. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the status report includes one of a success message or a failure message. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the storage provisioning request includes at least one of an on-demand storage provisioning request, or an automation storage provisioning request. 
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to carry out a plurality of operations comprising:
 receiving a storage provisioning request from a user interface;   processing the storage provisioning request to determine one or more of a plurality of storage resources utilized to complete the storage provisioning request, wherein each of the plurality of storage resources include an interface configuration, and wherein at least two interface configurations are different from one another;   generating an instruction to provision a data storage space among the one or more of the plurality of storage resources; and   provisioning the data storage space based on the instruction,   wherein the one or more processors are adapted to operate with each of the plurality of storage resources in accordance with the interface configuration thereof.   
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein said processing operation includes determining at least one of a nature of the storage provisioning request, or an application associated with the storage provisioning request. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the user interface includes a web services interface. 
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the operations further include generating a status report related to a result of said provisioning operation. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the status report includes one of a success message or a failure message. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the storage provisioning request includes at least one of an on-demand storage provisioning request, or an automation storage provisioning request.