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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2018
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin Kauffman, Durham, NC (US);
Nguyen Truong, Durham, NC (US);
Cristian Medina Abkarian, Durham, NC (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A technique includes setting up a replication partnership between a first storage node and a second storage node. The replication partnership includes establishment of a secure connection between the first storage node and the second storage node using a remote internet protocol address, a base port, and an identifying key pair. A port forwarding configuration may then be created, in part, by adding a pre-established port offset relative to a base port (e.g., a well-known TCP/IP port) for a first of a set of one or more pre-established port offsets. This process may be repeated for each remaining instance of the one or more pre-established port offsets. Encryption keys may be exchanged between the first storage node and the second storage node using at least one of the base port or the pre-established port offsets. Replication between the first storage node and the second storage node may be performed securely using the established communication channels.