VMware, Inc.
Location management in a volume action service

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and software described herein manage volumes and virtual machines using a location database gathered from a hypervisor management system. In one example, a method of operating a volume attachment service to manage volumes and virtual machines includes transferring a location request to a hypervisor management service to identify locations of one or more virtual machines. The method further provides, receiving the locations of the one or more virtual machines and storing the locations in a location database. The method also includes identifying a volume action request for a first virtual machine, and directing the volume action request to a hypervisor of the first virtual machine based on the locations in the location database.