A computer program product, stored on computer readable medium, to generate a repository template of a repository of data for a storage area network management tool, the computer program product comprising:
- computer program code for updating a configuration file to include current configuration data for a first repository, wherein the configuration file includes specifications for a set of schemas defining at least one repository structure, wherein the repository is defined for holding data describing storage area network elements;
- computer program code for using configuration data from the configuration file to access the first repository currently stored on a host;
- computer program code for removing any schemas and data currently stored by the first repository;
- computer program code for creating a set of new schemas for the first repository according to the specifications from the configuration file;
- computer program code for copying seed data to the host, wherein the seed data defines initial repository information;
- computer program code for initializing the set of new schemas with the seed data;
- computer program code for generating a repository template from the set of new schemas and the seed data upon initializing the set of new schemas, the repository template defined for creating one or more repositories to hold storage area network data;
- computer program code for creating a second repository from the repository template, wherein the second repository includes the seed data and the set of new schemas;
- computer program code for establishing a test environment based on the repository template;
- wherein establishing the test environment includes:
- (i) computer program code for exporting each schema in the set of new schemas into the test environment;
- (ii) computer program code for replacing the seed data in each exported schema with data from at least one live storage area network (SAN);
- (iii) computer program code for indicating, in the test environment, that the second repository is acceptable upon determining that each exported new schema properly handles data from the live SAN;
- computer program code for loading a prior version of the repository onto the host;
- computer program code for comparing the schemas of the prior version of the repository with the schemas of the second repository to determine any differences;
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- computer program code for creating at least one script that, when executed on a repository based on the prior version of the repository, will upgrade schemas according to the set of new schemas in the second repository;
- computer program code for receiving a correction, via the test environment, of at least one schema in the set of new schemas, wherein receiving the correction includes:
- computer program code for determining that at least one exported schema does not properly handle the data from the live SAN;
- computer program code for resolving at least one incompatibility between at least one portion of data from the live SAN and an exported new schema upon determining that at least one exported schema does not properly handle the data from the live SAN.