Patent ID: 8683104
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of hierarchy multi-tenancy support for configuration of a plurality of host attachments through a plurality of resource groups in a computing storage environment by a processor device, comprising: configuring a plurality of data storage systems with a plurality of operators for configuration and management of the plurality of host attachments to a plurality of logical volumes; designating a logical operator with at least the responsibility of designating authority to a host attachment operator and ability to configure the plurality of logical volumes; providing limited authority for the host attachment operator to configure a plurality of volume groups and a plurality of host ports to at least a specific user; providing an administrator with the ability to configure at least one of those of the plurality of resource groups for a specified tenant; assigning a configured one of the plurality of logical volumes to those of the plurality of resource groups belonging to the specified tenant, wherein the logical operators of the specified tenant is given authority to manage the plurality of logical volumes of the specified tenant and the ability to specify those of the plurality of resource groups of the specified tenant a policy whereby the logical operators of the specified tenant are prevented from one of configuring an additional number of the logical operators and expanding the plurality of logical volumes that are existing; and enforcing a plurality of policies and a plurality of controls for performing one of at least configuration, modification, deletion, and management of a plurality of configuration objects, the plurality of policies adapted to include at least one of the plurality of controls associated in a plurality of resource group objects, the plurality of policies and the plurality of controls include at least one of the following: assigning the plurality of logical volumes to a plurality of volume group configuration objects, the assignment of the plurality of logical volumes is limited to the plurality of logical volumes within a scope of access to the user resource scope in the user ID.