Simulation mode modification management of embedded objects

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code stored thereon that, when executed, performs a method for processing a request:

• generating data storage system configuration information used by a simulator simulating a data storage system configuration, wherein the data storage system configuration information includes a plurality of object types;
• receiving a request to perform an operation with respect to the data storage system configuration simulated by the simulator, said request identifying an object included in the data storage system configuration information used by the simulator in simulating the data storage system configuration, wherein said operation of said request includes requesting a modification of the data storage system configuration that is simulated;
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• performing first processing to simulate the request using the data storage system configuration information, wherein simulating the request includes simulating the modification of the data storage system configuration without sending the request to a data storage system and by modifying the data storage system configuration information denoting the data storage system configuration simulated, wherein the object includes a first object property and the data storage system configuration information includes a first name-value pair specifying the first object property of the object, the first name-value pair including a first name identifying the first object property and including a first value, the first name-value pair denoting that the first object property of the first object has the first value in the data storage system configuration simulated, wherein the object is a first object type of the plurality of object types and an object model definition file describes objects of the first object type and includes a second name-value pair for the first object property, wherein a second name of the second name-value pair matches the first name of the first name-value pair and a second value of the second name-value pair specifies a type of the first object property, said first processing including:
• determining, using a processor at run time while processing the request, whether the first object property of the object is a reference to a first embedded object, wherein said determining further comprises:
• determining whether the second value of the second name-value pair of the object model definition file matches one of the plurality of object types;
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• responsive to determining that the second value of the second name-value pair of the object model definition file matches one of the plurality of object types, determining that the first value of the first name-value pair denotes a reference to the first embedded object of the matching one of the plurality of object types.

A system comprising:

• a memory comprising code stored thereon that, when executed, generates data storage system configuration information used by a simulator simulating a data storage system configuration, wherein the data storage system configuration information includes a plurality of object types;
• a data storage system including:
• a data store of configuration data indicating a current data storage configuration of the data storage system;
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• a first computer readable medium including code stored thereon, the first computer readable medium including code, that when executed, performs processing comprising:
• servicing command requests in connection with data storage system management operations;
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• a management system including a second computer readable medium with code of a data storage system management application thereon, the data storage management application including:
• code of a user interface that issues requests to first code;
• said first code that receives requests from the user interface and determines at runtime whether to simulate received requests using said simulator, or whether to service the received requests by issuing the received requests to the data storage system for servicing in a non-simulation mode;
• said simulator that simulates requests, said simulator simulating processing performed to service requests as if performed by the data storage system, said simulator using the data storage configuration information for simulating at least part of a data storage system configuration of the data storage system;
• and wherein the second computer readable medium further includes code, that when executed, performs processing comprising:
• receiving a request to perform an operation with respect to the data storage system configuration simulated by the simulator, said request identifying an object included in the data storage system configuration information used by the simulator in simulating the data storage system configuration, wherein said operation of the first request includes requesting a modification of the data storage system configuration simulated by the simulator;
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• performing first processing to simulate the request using the data storage system configuration information, wherein simulating the request includes simulating the modification of the data storage system configuration without sending the request to said data storage system and by modifying the data storage system configuration information denoting the data storage system configuration simulated, wherein the object includes a first object property and the data storage system configuration information includes a first name-value pair specifying the first object property of the object, the first name-value pair including a first name identifying the first object property and including a first value, the first name-value pair denoting that the first object property of the first object has the first value in the data storage system configuration simulated, wherein the object is a first object type of the plurality of object types and an object model definition file describes objects of the first object type and includes a second name-value pair for the first object property, wherein a second name of the second name-value pair matches the first name of the first name-value pair and a second value of the second name-value pair specifies a type of the first object property, said first processing including:
• determining, using a processor at run time while processing the request, whether the first object property of the object is a reference to a first embedded object, wherein said determining further comprises:
• determining whether the second value of the second name-value pair of the object model definition file matches one of the plurality of object types;
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• responsive to determining that the second value of the second name-value pair of the object model definition file matches one of the plurality of object types, determining that the first value of the first name-value pair denotes a reference to the first embedded object of the matching one of the plurality of object types.