Configuration of a data storage system
AssigneeEMC Corporation
InventorsDerek Keith Richardson, James P. Rowland
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for automatically configuring a data-storage system includes receiving a specification of mass-storage elements to be incorporated into the data-storage system and identifying installed resources of the data-storage system that are available for sharing among the mass-storage elements. The mass-storage elements are then mapped to a subset of the installed resources. This subset is selected to equalize the additional load on the installed resources that arise as a result of incorporating the additional mass-storage elements into the data-storage system.
Claims19
A computer-implemented method for automatically configuring a data-storage system, said method comprising:
- receiving a specification of mass-storage elements to be incorporated into said data-storage system;
- identifying installed hardware resources of said data-storage system available for sharing among mass-storage elements;
- mapping each of said mass-storage elements to a subset of said installed resources, said subset being selected to equalize a load among said installed resources, said load arising as a result of incorporating said mass-storage elements into said data-storage system.
A configuration system for configuring a data-storage system, said configuration system comprising:
- a resource database containing information indicative of installed resources allocable to a mass-storage element;
- a data input for providing a specification of mass-storage elements to be incorporated into said data-storage system;
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- a mapping utility in communication with said data input and said resource database, said mapping utility configured to allocate said installed resources to
- said mass-storage elements to equalize a load among said installed resources,
- said load arising as a result of incorporating said mass-storage elements into said data-storage system.
A computer-readable medium having encoded thereon software for automatically configuring a data-storage system, said software comprising instructions for:
- receiving a specification of mass-storage elements to be incorporated into said data-storage system;
- identifying installed hardware resources of said data-storage system available for sharing among mass-storage elements;
- mapping each of said mass-storage elements to a subset of said installed resources, said subset being selected to equalize a load among said installed resources, said load arising as a result of incorporating said mass-storage elements into said data-storage system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.