https://github.com/dell/sandbox

A developer enablement portal for deploying and managing NVMe IP-Based SANs (Storage Area Networks)
https://github.com/dell/sandbox

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A developer enablement portal for deploying and managing NVMe IP-Based SANs (Storage Area Networks)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dell/sandbox
• Owner: dell
• Created: 2021-12-06T21:29:18.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-09T00:53:44.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-13T05:42:18.155Z (12 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 20.1 MB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.md
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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# SANdbox

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SANdbox is a developer enablement portal that provides documentation and tools that will help automate the deployment and management of NVMe(TM) IP-Based SANs (Storage Area Networks). An NVMe IP-Based SAN typically consists of Hosts, NVM Subsystems and one or more network switches that provide IP connectivity.

![IP SAN Diagram](https://github.com/dell/SANdbox/blob/main/Documentation/Images/SimpleIPSAN.png)

As the number of endpoints used begin to scale up (e.g., more than 32 end devices), a traditional NVMe IP-Based SAN can become difficult to manage. More information about this scalability problem can be found here [NVMe-oF: Discovery Automation for NVMe IP-Based SANs](https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/663/511545)

To address this scalability challenge, several companies have collaborated on the concept of a Centralized Discovery Controller (CDC) to allow administrators to deploy NVMe/TCP at scale. This is accomplished by providing a Centralized Discovery Service for NVMe/TCP Endpoints that facilitates endpoint discovery, registration, soft zoning, and event notification.

![IP SAN Diagram](https://github.com/dell/SANdbox/blob/main/Documentation/Images/DetailedIPSAN.png)

SANdbox provides documentation, tools and helpful resources that will enable you to programatically interact with IP SANs.  Before you begin, please take a moment to review the following information.

Additional information about Centralized Discovery Controllers (for example Dell's SFSS) and the NVMe/TCP ecosystem can be found below:

- [The Future of Software-defined Networking for Storage Connectivity](https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/blog/the-future-of-software-defined-networking-for-storage-connectivity/)

- [NVMe-oF Looking beyond performance hero numbers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6nifK_Rkxw__;!!NEt6yMaO-gk!WdfAXaGVUFFHMzL4v-Pj2BdinQaPpTkm1l6GZTc15AdXNgIWDPyAsi6FVftH7iA$)

- [SNIA NSF – Discovery Automation for NVMe IP-Based SANs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzeK_g-1Pxw__;!!NEt6yMaO-gk!WdfAXaGVUFFHMzL4v-Pj2BdinQaPpTkm1l6GZTc15AdXNgIWDPyAsi6F4G96ptU$)

- [SNIA SDC – Discovery Protocol deep dive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqb3s0llNxw__;!!NEt6yMaO-gk!WdfAXaGVUFFHMzL4v-Pj2BdinQaPpTkm1l6GZTc15AdXNgIWDPyAsi6FeqdFbxU$)

- [Nvme-stas (Dell maintained open source discovery client for Linux)](https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-stas)

- [SPDK added support for TP-8009 Auto-discovery](https://github.com/spdk/spdk/commit/2796687d54c4dc0e1babf5422057239612e9a10c)