公开(公告)号：US07171624B2

公开(公告)日：2007-01-30

申请号：US09972092

申请日：2001-10-05

申请人： Duane Mark Baldwin ,  Allen Robert Heitman ,  Gregory John Knight ,  Raymond M. Li ,  David Lynn Merbach ,  William Roy Yonker

发明人： Duane Mark Baldwin ,  Allen Robert Heitman ,  Gregory John Knight ,  Raymond M. Li ,  David Lynn Merbach ,  William Roy Yonker

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H04L41/12 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04L2029/06054

摘要： A digital data processor of the type used, e.g., in management of a storage area network (SAN), executes a process (a “manager” process) to maintain a representation of the SAN topology or at least an attribute thereof. A graphical output device displays the SAN representation. A further process (a “user interface” process) controls the output device for purposes of displaying that representation. An interface element effects retrieval of the SAN representation, for example, in response to a request from the user interface process. It transmits that representation to the user interface process for display on the graphical output device.

摘要翻译： 例如在存储区域网络（SAN）的管理中使用的类型的数字数据处理器执行维护SAN拓扑的表示或至少其属性的过程（“管理者”过程）。 图形输出设备显示SAN表示。 为了显示该表示的目的，进一步的过程（“用户界面”过程）控制输出设备。 接口元素影响SAN表示的检索，例如响应于来自用户界面过程的请求。 它将该表示传输到用户界面过程，以在图形输出设备上显示。

公开(公告)号：US07499986B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-03

申请号：US09972310

申请日：2001-10-04

申请人： Gary Thomas Axberg ,  Allen Robert Heitman ,  Gregory John Knight ,  David Lynn Merbach ,  William Roy Yonker

发明人： Gary Thomas Axberg ,  Allen Robert Heitman ,  Gregory John Knight ,  David Lynn Merbach ,  William Roy Yonker

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/1002

摘要： An improved storage area network has a manager digital data processor that includes a first element that maintains a first representation of the SAN, and a second element that maintains a second representation of the SAN. The first element generates notifications of events in the SAN, e.g., addition or removal of components or relationships between components. The second element responds to such notifications by accessing the first representation (e.g., via the first element) and updating the second representation. In the event of a discrepancy between the event notification and either representation, the second element selectively disregards the event notification or rebuilds (recovers) the second representation by copying one or more attributes of the first representation.

摘要翻译： 改进的存储区域网络具有管理器数字数据处理器，其包括维护SAN的第一表示的第一元素和维护SAN的第二表示的第二元素。 第一个元素生成SAN中事件的通知，例如添加或删除组件或组件之间的关系。 第二元素通过访问第一表示（例如，经由第一元素）并更新第二表示来响应这样的通知。 在事件通知和表示之间出现差异的情况下，第二元素有选择地忽略事件通知，或通过复制第一表示的一个或多个属性来重建（恢复）第二表示。

公开(公告)号：US07080140B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-18

申请号：US09972398

申请日：2001-10-05

申请人： Allen Robert Heitman ,  Gregory John Knight ,  David Lynn Merbach

发明人： Allen Robert Heitman ,  Gregory John Knight ,  David Lynn Merbach

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  H04L41/0681

摘要： A storage area network has a plurality of components, such as host digital data processors and storage devices. A store, e.g., resident on a manager digital data processor, contains one or more objects (or other data constructs) that represent information gathered from the hosts, i.e., scans. Further such objects represent components in the SAN and/or relationships between and among those components. A discover engine or other functionality executing on the manager digital data processor validates information gathered from a selected host concerning a selected component or relationship based on a scan object, if any, that is associated with a component object or relationship object, respectively, corresponding to the selected component or relationship.

公开(公告)号：US07457846B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-25

申请号：US09972010

申请日：2001-10-05

申请人： Duane Mark Baldwin ,  Zhengwen He ,  Allen Robert Heitman ,  Hans Hanhsia Lin ,  David Lynn Merbach

发明人： Duane Mark Baldwin ,  Zhengwen He ,  Allen Robert Heitman ,  Hans Hanhsia Lin ,  David Lynn Merbach

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L69/329 ,  Y10S707/99932

摘要： A storage area network (SAN) has a plurality of components including digital data processors, e.g., hosts, coupled to a plurality of storage device. Common, platform-independent processes execute on the hosts, which can be of varied platform types, e.g., Unix™, Windows™, Solaris, and so forth. Those processes utilizes the command line interface of the host operating system to invoke platform-dependent processes on the respective hosts. The platform-dependent processes return data to the platform-independent processes, e.g., via Standard Output or Standard Error of the host operating system command line interface.

摘要翻译： 存储区域网络（SAN）具有多个组件，包括耦合到多个存储设备的数字数据处理器，例如主机。 在主机上执行常见的，与平台无关的进程，主机可以是不同的平台类型，例如Unix（TM），Windows TM，Solaris等等。 这些进程利用主机操作系统的命令行界面来调用相应主机上的平台相关进程。 平台相关过程将数据返回到与平台无关的进程，例如通过主机操作系统命令行界面的标准输出或标准错误。

公开(公告)号：US06920494B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-19

申请号：US09972391

申请日：2001-10-05

申请人： Allen Robert Heitman ,  David Lynn Merbach ,  William Roy Yonker

发明人： Allen Robert Heitman ,  David Lynn Merbach ,  William Roy Yonker

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G06F2003/0697 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1008

摘要： A storage area network (SAN) has one or more host digital data processors are coupled to one or more storage devices (e.g., LUNs) by an interconnect, e.g., a fiber channel-based fabric. Switches or switch-like interfaces on the interconnect fabric define zones or regions in which certain hosts can access certain storage devices, but not other storage devices. Scanners, e.g., operating within agents associated with the hosts, collect information regarding the regions and, more particularly, the hosts, storage devices and interconnect elements that make them up. A manager operating, for example, on a further digital data processor disambiguates information from the regions and discerns the topology of the portion of the SAN spanned by the regions. Thus, it identifies as a virtual SAN elements from regions that have at least one common storage device with at least one other region.

摘要翻译： 存储区域网络（SAN）具有一个或多个主机数字数据处理器通过互连（例如，基于光纤通道的结构）耦合到一个或多个存储设备（例如，LUN）。 互连结构上的交换机或类交换机接口定义了某些主机可以访问某些存储设备而不是其他存储设备的区域或区域。 例如，在与主机相关联的代理中操作的扫描仪收集关于区域的信息，更具体地，收集关于这些区域的主机，存储设备和互连元件的信息。 例如，在另一个数字数据处理器上操作的管理器消除来自区域的信息，并且辨别由该区域跨越的SAN的该部分的拓扑。 因此，它从具有至少一个具有至少一个其他区域的至少一个公共存储设备的区域识别为虚拟SAN元件。

公开(公告)号：US06253240B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-26

申请号：US09183647

申请日：1998-10-30

申请人： Gary Thomas Axberg ,  Duane Mark Baldwin ,  Allen Robert Heitman ,  Uma Devi Immaneni ,  Greg Knight ,  David Lynn Merbach ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  William Roy Yonker

发明人： Gary Thomas Axberg ,  Duane Mark Baldwin ,  Allen Robert Heitman ,  Uma Devi Immaneni ,  Greg Knight ,  David Lynn Merbach ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  William Roy Yonker

IPC分类号： G06F15173

CPC分类号： G06F8/34

摘要： A distributed storage management program manages a network comprising multiple data storage devices attached to multiple host computer systems. The management program includes a separate agent in each host, and a central manager. The agents gather data and communicate with the manager across a communications path which is independent of the storage network. The manager collates the data from different agents to produce a coherent view of the network. Preferably, each local agent actively builds an internal topological view of the network as seen by its host and collects data such as error events, which it stores in internal data structures. The manager is able to resolve gaps in the information of each agent from information provided by other agents. Preferably, the manager represents the network as a collection of objects of different classes in an object-oriented class library. This collection is graphically displayed in a logical and understandable manner to a user on a display device.

摘要翻译： 分布式存储管理程序管理包括连接到多个主机计算机系统的多个数据存储设备的网络。 管理程序在每个主机中包括一个独立的代理程序和一个中央管理器。 代理商通过独立于存储网络的通信路径收集数据并与管理器通信。 经理整理来自不同代理的数据，以产生网络的一致视图。 优选地，每个本地代理主动地构建网络的内部拓扑视图，如其主机所看到的，并且收集数据，例如其存储在内部数据结构中的错误事件。 经理能够根据其他代理商提供的信息来解决每个代理人信息的差距。 优选地，管理器将网络表示为在面向对象的类库中的不同类的对象的集合。 该集合以逻辑和可理解的方式在显示设备上以图形方式显示给用户。