Method and apparatus for managing data center using Web services

A method for performing operations on a resource in a data center, the method comprising:

• detecting a request to invoke an operation on the resource in the data center from a data processing system, wherein the request includes an identification of a Web service;
• and
• invoking the operation from a plurality of logical device operations to perform a logical device operation on the resource using the identification of the Web service.

A data processing system for managing a data center, the data processing system comprising:

• receiving means for receiving a user input to invoke an operation on a resource in the data center, wherein the user input identifies the operation and a Web service for performing the operation;
• and
• initiating means for initiating the operation on the resource in the data center using the Web service identified in the user input.

A data processing system for performing operations on a resource in a data center, the data processing system comprising:

• detecting means for detecting a request to invoke an operation on the resource in the data center from a data processing system, wherein the request includes an identification of a Web service;
• and
• invoking means for invoking the operation from a plurality of logical device operations to perform a logical device operation on the resource using the identification of the Web service.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for managing a data center, the computer program product comprising:

• first instructions for receiving a user input to invoke an operation on a resource in the data center, wherein the user input identifies the operation and a Web service for performing the operation;
• and
• second instructions for initiating the operation on the resource in the data center using the Web service identified in the user input.

A computer program product for performing operations on a resource in a data center, the computer program product comprising:

• first instructions for detecting a request to invoke an operation on the resource in the data center from a data processing system, wherein the request includes an identification of a Web service;
• and
• second instructions for invoking the operation from a plurality of logical device operations to perform a logical device operation on the resource using the identification of the Web service.