Method, system, and program for supporting a level of service for an application
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsAmy Elizabeth Lynch, Mark A. Carlson
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Abstract
Disclosed is a technique for supporting an application. Software and hardware layers are integrated to form an integrated storage area management system. A level of service is determined for the application. A template is created for each data type of data used by the application, wherein each template identifies characteristics associated with the level of service for the application. Data is gathered from the software and hardware layers. Requests from the application are processed using the gathered data.
Claims49
A method for supporting an application, comprising:
- integrating software and hardware layers to form an integrated storage area management system;
- determining a level of service for the application;
- creating a template for each data type of data used by the application, wherein each template identifies characteristics associated with the level of service for the application;
- gathering data from the software and hardware layers;
- and
- processing requests from the application using the gathered data.
A method for supporting a level of service for an application, comprising:
- creating a template for each data type of data used by the application, wherein each template identifies characteristics associated with the level of service for the application;
- gathering data on software and hardware;
- generating one or more choices based on the gathered data and the characteristics identified in one or more of the templates to respond to a request for advice;
- and
- analyzing the gathered data and implementing one or more actions based on the characteristics identified in one or more of the templates and results of the analysis of the gathered data in response to a request that one or more actions be automatically implemented.
A system for supporting an application, comprising:
- an integrated storage area management system that includes hardware layers integrated with software layers;
- a storage area for storing one or more templates, wherein each template is associated with a data type of data used by the application, wherein each template identifies characteristics associated with a level of service for the application;
- means for gathering data from the hardware layers and software layers;
- means for generating one or more reports from the gathered data;
- means for generating one or more choices based on the gathered data and the characteristics identified in one or more of the templates to respond to a request for advice;
- and
- means for analyzing the gathered data and implementing one or more actions based on the characteristics identified in one or more of the templates and results of the analysis of the gathered data in response to a request that one or more actions be automatically implemented.
An article of manufacture for supporting a level of service for an application, wherein the article of manufacture is capable of causing operations, the operations comprising:
- gathering data on software and hardware;
- generating one or more choices based on the gathered data and the characteristics identified in one or more templates to respond to a request for advice, wherein each template is associated with a data type of data used by the application and wherein each template identifies characteristics associated with the level of service for the application;
- and
- analyzing the gathered data and implementing one or more actions based on the characteristics identified in one or more of the templates and results of the analysis of the gathered data in response to a request that one or more actions be automatically implemented.
The article of manufacture of claim 43, wherein the operations for implementing one or more actions further comprise:
- configuring one or more data services.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.