摘要:
According to the present invention, there is provided a system to provide autonomically zoning of storage area networks based on system administrator defined policies. This will allow system administrators to manage the storage area network zones from a single window of control and also remove the responsibility of managing switch ports to the underlying autonomic more, the system administrator can specify policies that can changes with the growth of the storage network infrastructure. The system includes an autonomic zoning management module to autonomically generate zoning plans pertaining to network, according to a combination of each device in the network's connectivity information and user generated policies.
摘要:
A method and system for integrated server-storage deployment planning for virtual appliances is provided. One implementation involves determining a performance cost in deploying the virtual appliance to different pairings of candidate host and storage subsystems. A host and storage subsystem pair is preferentially selected among the candidate pairings, a pairing of a host and storage subsystem with certain performance cost to satisfy performance requirements of the virtual appliance. Deployment planning may further involve deploying a virtual appliance on one or more appropriate spatially proximate hosts and storage subsystems that exhibit certain preferable connectivity and path capacity to satisfy the performance requirements of the virtual appliance.
摘要:
A method, system, and article are provided for monitoring performance of hardware devices. Each hardware device is configured with an agent, and the server is configured with a coordinator. The agent collects device data at a first modifiable frequency and communicates the collected data to the coordinator at a second dynamically modifiable frequency. The collected data is periodically monitored and the first and second frequencies are modified subject to evaluation of the collected and monitored data.
摘要:
A relationship visualization system provides a user interface by which a user may select from among entities, elements, and sub-elements as an initial point in a desired relationship for display. The system designates the selected entities, elements, and sub-elements originating endpoints for the desired relationship. The system displays the relationship between entities, elements, and sub-elements to facilitate visualization and management of the information technology system. The relationship comprises a data path. The display of the relationship comprises a graphical view and a tabular view.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for interacting with multi-attribute managed resources as groups. The apparatus, system and method identify in a repository one or more groups associated with a target attribute. The apparatus system and method further determine a set of managed resources from the repository wherein each managed resource in a set comprises the same value for the target attribute. The apparatus system and method further associate each set of managed resources with a group. The apparatus system and method may subdivide the groups into sub-groups according to additional attributes possessed by members of each group and may display the groups and sub-groups to summarize and highlight the managed resources of each group and sub-group.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting entity changes in a storage area network. A discovery module probes a plurality of entities of the storage area network to detect an event in response to a policy, stores attributes of the probed entities, and reports the event with a probe event reference. A monitor module receives a self-announced event reference of the event if an entity communicates the event. A configuration module records the event as an initiated event reference if the event is initiated by an administrator. An event manager synthesizes a report of the event from the event references.
摘要:
A multi-plan generation system generates a multi-plan for a multi-layer storage area network. The system generates a predetermined number of plans while generating and retaining globally optimum plans. The system dynamically calculates and orders these plans according to optimization criteria and user requirements. The system comprises a planner for each of the layers in a storage area network such as a host planner, a storage planner, a network planner, a zone planner, etc. Each of the planners applies a variance optimization, a preview optimization, and a detail optimization and interacts with a policy repository to obtain policy guidance, enabling the system to prune the set of plans. A control module invokes the planners in a predetermined order.
摘要:
Systems and methods for designing storage area network fabric. Preferably included are an arrangement for collecting user requirements on data flows to be supported by the fabric, an arrangement for grouping the data flows into flow groups according to at least one physical location parameter, an arrangement for designing components of fabric for the flow groups, the components being associated with at least one geographical region, and an arrangement for obtaining fabric by joining the fabric components via interconnection fabric, whereby flow groups over a plurality of geographical regions are supported.