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AssigneeNetApp, Inc.
InventorBrian M. Hackworth
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A system and method enables one or more storage volumes and associated devices on one or more storage appliances (filers) to be combined or consolidated into arbitrary groups so that statistical information related to performance, operational status and other usage-based parameters can be made available to interested parties associated with the group. The volumes can drawn from different storage appliances and grouped so as to allow administration and access by a common group of administrators or users. The statistical information can be compared to threshold values to generate events. The events can be e-mailed or otherwise transmitted to interested parties. The statistical information can also be organized and displayed in a variety of formats as a web page on a graphical user interface that resides on a management station and/or client display of an interested party.
A system for reporting information related to predetermined storage volumes in a network including at least one storage appliance comprising:
A graphical user interface for use with a management station or client attached to a network having storage volumes comprising:
A method for reporting information related to predetermined storage volumes in a network including at least one storage appliance comprising the steps of:
A computer-readable medium operating on a computer in a network that includes one or more storage appliance having volumes, the computer-readable medium including program instructions for performing the steps of:
A method for organizing and displaying information with respect to one or more volumes on one or more storage appliances attached to a network, each of the volumes having statistical information associated therewith, the method comprising the steps of:
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