Method of determining equivalent subsets of agents to gather information for a fabric
    5.
    发明授权
    Method of determining equivalent subsets of agents to gather information for a fabric 有权
    确定代理的等效子集以收集织物的信息的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08443078B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-14

    申请号:US12860374

    申请日:2010-08-20

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: Techniques for identifying and selecting equivalent sets of agents with defined capabilities to perform certain actions are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, determining agents to gather information for a storage area network fabric may be performed through the use of fabric discovery operations which identify agents capable of performing various actions within the fabric. From the determined capabilities of the agents, a dynamic capability grid may be populated to assist with the generation of a list of equivalent subsets to perform the various actions. The most efficient set of agents from each equivalent subset may then be selected to perform actions, with other sets of agents in the equivalent subset available as secondary choices in case of an unexpected failure. For example, a fabric probe may be executed in a storage area network using discovered agents from a list of equivalent subsets to most efficiently accomplish network operations such as zoning and topology.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了用于识别和选择具有确定能力以执行某些动作的等效代理集合的技术。 在一个实施例中,可以通过使用识别能够在结构内执行各种动作的代理的结构发现操作来执行用于收集存储区域网络结构的确定代理。 从确定的代理的能力,可以填充动态能力网格以协助生成等效子集的列表以执行各种动作。 然后可以选择来自每个等效子集的最有效的代理集合来执行动作,等待子集中的其他代理集可用作在意外故障的情况下的次要选择。 例如,可以使用来自等效子集列表的发现的代理在存储区域网络中执行结构探测,以最有效地完成诸如分区和拓扑的网络操作。

    Automatic updates to fabric alert definitions for fabric segmentation, fabric merge, and fabric principal switch changes
    7.
    发明授权
    Automatic updates to fabric alert definitions for fabric segmentation, fabric merge, and fabric principal switch changes 失效
    自动更新织物分层,织物合并和织物主开关更改的织物警报定义

    公开(公告)号:US08326978B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-04

    申请号:US12701137

    申请日:2010-02-05

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    CPC分类号: H04L41/0681 H04L67/1097

    摘要: The present disclosure provides techniques for updating fabric alert definitions defined for a fiber channel or other fabric-based network within a storage management system. One embodiment provides techniques for detecting fabric merges, fabric segmentations, and principal switch changes of the fabric and modifying fabric alert definitions as a result of these changes. Thus, any alert definitions scoped by fabric will remain relevant even after fabric structural changes, and duplicate and/or redundant alerts may be reduced within the storage management system. In a further embodiment, detection of fabric changes is performed by first storing relationships between fabrics and switches, and comparing the current relationships between the fabrics and the switches against the stored relationships. Upon recognition of changes within the fabrics, the fabric alert definitions may be automatically analyzed and updated.

    摘要翻译: 本公开提供了用于更新为存储管理系统内的光纤信道或其他基于网络的网络定义的结构警报定义的技术。 一个实施例提供了用于检测结构的结构合并,结构分割和主交换机改变以及作为这些改变的结果来修改结构警报定义的技术。 因此,即使在架构结构变化之后,由架构定义的任何警报定义也将保持相关性,并且可能在存储管理系统内减少重复和/或冗余警报。 在另一实施例中,通过首先存储织物和开关之间的关系,以及根据所存储的关系比较织物和开关之间的当前关系,来执行织物变化的检测。 在识别织物中的变化之后,织物警报定义可以被自动分析和更新。

    DETECTING MISSING ELEMENTS IN A STORAGE AREA NETWORK WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION
    8.
    发明申请
    DETECTING MISSING ELEMENTS IN A STORAGE AREA NETWORK WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION 失效
    在具有多种信息来源的存储区域网络中检测丢失的元素

    公开(公告)号:US20080059599A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-06

    申请号:US11470580

    申请日:2006-09-06

    IPC分类号: G06F15/167 G06F15/16

    摘要: A detectibility service for a storage infrastructure manager (SIM) operating on a storage area network (SAN) is disclosed directed to addressing a situation where there may be multiple sources of duplicate or contradictory information to the SIM about the presence and condition of an element in the SAN. The service can account for both authoritative as well as nonauthoritative sources of information in a SAN, which participate in the discovery process scanning for SAN elements. Both authoritative and nonauthoritative sources of information can be used to report a given SAN element during a probe, taking advantage of the more efficient processing of information from authoritative sources to override information from nonauthoritative sources regardless of the order in which the various scans may occur.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种在存储区域网络(SAN)上运行的存储基础架构管理器(SIM)的可检测性服务,用于解决可能存在SIM的多个重复或矛盾信息源的情况,该信息有关于元素的存在和状况 SAN。 该服务可以解决参与发现过程扫描SAN元素的SAN中的权威性和非授权信息来源。 权威和非授权的信息来源可以用于在探测期间报告给定的SAN元素,利用从权威来源更有效地处理信息来覆盖来自非权威来源的信息,而不管可能发生各种扫描的顺序。

    METHOD OF DETERMINING EQUIVALENT SUBSETS OF AGENTS TO GATHER INFORMATION FOR A FABRIC
    9.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF DETERMINING EQUIVALENT SUBSETS OF AGENTS TO GATHER INFORMATION FOR A FABRIC 有权
    将织物的等效剂量确定给织物的材料信息的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120047249A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-23

    申请号:US12860374

    申请日:2010-08-20

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: Techniques for identifying and selecting equivalent sets of agents with defined capabilities to perform certain actions are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, determining agents to gather information for a storage area network fabric may be performed through the use of fabric discovery operations which identify agents capable of performing various actions within the fabric. From the determined capabilities of the agents, a dynamic capability grid may be populated to assist with the generation of a list of equivalent subsets to perform the various actions. The most efficient set of agents from each equivalent subset may then be selected to perform actions, with other sets of agents in the equivalent subset available as secondary choices in case of an unexpected failure. For example, a fabric probe may be executed in a storage area network using discovered agents from a list of equivalent subsets to most efficiently accomplish network operations such as zoning and topology.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了用于识别和选择具有确定能力以执行某些动作的等效代理集合的技术。 在一个实施例中,可以通过使用识别能够在结构内执行各种动作的代理的结构发现操作来执行用于收集存储区域网络结构的确定代理。 从确定的代理的能力,可以填充动态能力网格以协助生成等效子集的列表以执行各种动作。 然后可以选择来自每个等效子集的最有效的代理集合来执行动作,等待子集中的其他代理集可用作在意外故障的情况下的次要选择。 例如,可以使用来自等效子集列表的发现的代理在存储区域网络中执行结构探测,以最有效地完成诸如分区和拓扑的网络操作。

    AUTOMATIC UPDATES TO FABRIC ALERT DEFINITIONS FOR FABRIC SEGMENTATION, FABRIC MERGE, AND FABRIC PRINCIPAL SWITCH CHANGES
    10.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATIC UPDATES TO FABRIC ALERT DEFINITIONS FOR FABRIC SEGMENTATION, FABRIC MERGE, AND FABRIC PRINCIPAL SWITCH CHANGES 失效
    用于织物分类,织物合成和织物主开关变化的织物提示定义的自动更新

    公开(公告)号:US20110196958A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-11

    申请号:US12701137

    申请日:2010-02-05

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    CPC分类号: H04L41/0681 H04L67/1097

    摘要: The present disclosure provides techniques for updating fabric alert definitions defined for a fibre channel or other fabric-based network within a storage management system. One embodiment provides techniques for detecting fabric merges, fabric segmentations, and principal switch changes of the fabric and modifying fabric alert definitions as a result of these changes. Thus, any alert definitions scoped by fabric will remain relevant even after fabric structural changes, and duplicate and/or redundant alerts may be reduced within the storage management system. In a further embodiment, detection of fabric changes is performed by first storing relationships between fabrics and switches, and comparing the current relationships between the fabrics and the switches against the stored relationships. Upon recognition of changes within the fabrics, the fabric alert definitions may be automatically analyzed and updated.

    摘要翻译: 本公开提供了用于更新为存储管理系统内的光纤信道或其他基于网络的网络定义的结构警报定义的技术。 一个实施例提供了用于检测结构的结构合并,结构分割和主交换机改变以及作为这些改变的结果来修改结构警报定义的技术。 因此,即使在架构结构变化之后,由架构定义的任何警报定义也将保持相关性,并且可能在存储管理系统内减少重复和/或冗余警报。 在另一实施例中,通过首先存储织物和开关之间的关系,以及根据所存储的关系比较织物和开关之间的当前关系,来执行织物变化的检测。 在识别织物中的变化之后,织物警报定义可以被自动分析和更新。