Configuration Verification, Recommendation, and Animation Method for a Disk Array in a Storage Area Network (SAN)
AssigneeNetApp, Inc.
InventorMahmoud K. Jibbe
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Abstract
A system and method for establishing a storage area network (SAN) is described. The method includes providing a predefined template for inputting data associated with a SAN. A first tool may utilize the template to validate an entered SAN configuration based on accessing data in a database. A second tool may utilize the template to generate a valid SAN configuration, based on accessing SAN data in a database, if component data is entered. An animated configuration of a valid SAN is generated based on at least one of the input SAN configuration or the input component data.
Claims22
A method for storage area network (SAN) establishment, comprising:
- providing a predefined template via a computing system, said predefined template configured for inputting data associated with a SAN;
- utilizing the predefined template by a first tool to obtain a configuration for a SAN, including component data, if a SAN configuration is input for validation;
- utilizing the predefined template by a second tool configured for generating a SAN configuration, if component data is input to the predefined template;
- accessing a database including SAN data;
- generating an optimized animated configuration of a valid SAN configuration to the predefined template from the accessed database based on at least one of the SAN configuration input for validation or the input component data, the optimized animated configuration of a valid SAN configuration being automatically generated by the system in response to a determination that a throughput of the system would increase by a predetermined factor due to component replacement or component reconfiguration.
A system for storage area network (SAN) establishment, comprising:
- a non-transitory electronically readable medium encoded to cause a central processing unit executing the software system for storage area network (SAN) establishment to effectively generate:
- a template configured for inputting SAN data including SAN component data;
- a database of SAN data;
- a first tool configured for utilizing the template to determine if an input SAN configuration is valid based upon the database of SAN data;
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- a second tool configured for utilizing the template to recommended a valid SAN configuration selected from the SAN data included in the database, if component data is input,
- wherein the software system generates an optimized animated configuration of a valid SAN configuration based on SAN data input to the template, said generating of said optimized animated configuration of a valid SAN configuration being automatically performed by the system when component replacement or component reconfiguration allows said system to have a throughput which is greater than a predetermined throughput threshold for the system.
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A system for storage area network (SAN) establishment, comprising:
- means for providing a predefined template via a computing system, said predefined template configured for inputting data associated with a SAN;
- means for inputting data associated with establishment of a SAN using the predefined template;
- a database of SAN data including SAN component data;
- means for comparing input SAN data, associated with establishment of a SAN, with the database of SAN data, to generate an optimized animated configuration of a valid SAN configuration based on the SAN data input to the template, said generating of said optimized animated configuration of a valid SAN configuration being automatically performed by the system when component replacement or component reconfiguration allows said system to have a throughput which is greater than a predetermined throughput threshold for the system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.