METHOD OF DETERMINING EQUIVALENT SUBSETS OF AGENTS TO GATHER INFORMATION FOR A FABRIC
    1.
    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
    2.
    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。

    Method of determining equivalent subsets of agents to gather information for a fabric
    3.
    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
    4.
    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。

    Zone control weights
    5.
    发明授权
    Zone control weights 失效
    区域控制权重

    公开(公告)号:US07792966B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-07

    申请号:US11768311

    申请日:2007-06-26

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173 G06F15/177

    CPC分类号: H04L67/1097

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for performing zone entity modifications to entities in a network wherein a set of generic zone entity modification commands with an estimated lower processing cost is selected for each modification. Prior zone entity modifications in the network and the associated quantity of entities and processing time associated therewith are stored in a data structure. In response to a zone entity modification request, data associated with the current request is evaluated in view of processing time for prior zone entity modifications. An estimate of processing time for the zone entity modification request is calculated for at least two sets of generic zone entity modification commands. The set of generic commands with an estimated lower processing cost is selected and applied to the current zone entity modification request.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于对网络中的实体进行区域实体修改的方法和装置,其中为每个修改选择具有估计的较低处理成本的一组通用区域实体修改命令。 网络中的先前区域实体修改和相关联的实体数量以及与之相关联的处理时间被存储在数据结构中。 响应于区域实体修改请求,考虑到先前区域实体修改的处理时间来评估与当前请求相关联的数据。 对于至少两组通用区域实体修改命令,计算区域实体修改请求的处理时间的估计。 选择具有估计较低处理成本的通用命令集合并将其应用于当前区域实体修改请求。

    Recording and playback of system interactions in different system environments
    6.
    发明授权
    Recording and playback of system interactions in different system environments 有权
    记录和回放不同系统环境中的系统交互

    公开(公告)号:US08863095B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-14

    申请号:US13103925

    申请日:2011-05-09

    IPC分类号: G06F9/44 G06F11/34 G06F11/36

    摘要: A system includes a recording interface configured for receiving tagged information for recording system interactions. A recording module is configured for communicating with the recording interface and for recording the system interactions from a first computing environment between at least one application and a common component based on the tagged information. A repository is configured for storing the recorded system interactions. A playback interface is configured for retrieving a portion of the stored system interactions from the repository and playing back the retrieved portion of system interactions for simulating system interactions for a second computing environment.

    摘要翻译: 系统包括配置用于接收用于记录系统交互的标记信息的记录接口。 记录模块被配置为与记录界面进行通信,并且用于基于所标记的信息,在至少一个应用和公共组件之间记录来自第一计算环境的系统交互。 存储库被配置为存储记录的系统交互。 回放界面被配置为从存储库检索存储的系统交互的一部分,并且回放用于模拟第二计算环境的系统交互的系统交互的所检索的部分。

    Apparatus, system, and method for configuring zone control of a network feature in a heterogeneous network
    7.
    发明授权
    Apparatus, system, and method for configuring zone control of a network feature in a heterogeneous network 失效
    用于配置异构网络中网络特征的区域控制的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07827260B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-02

    申请号:US10962969

    申请日:2004-10-12

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are provided for configuring a network feature for a network fabric. The apparatus includes an input module, a discovery module, a selection module and an assignment module. The input module receives a network feature configuration for a network fabric. The discovery module determines the network feature capabilities of each of a plurality of agents coupled to the network fabric. The selection module selects a preferred agent from the plurality of agents. The assignment module assigns the preferred agent to apply the network feature configuration to the network fabric through a management interface coupling the preferred agent to the network fabric.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于配置网络结构的网络特征的装置,系统和方法。 该装置包括输入模块,发现模块,选择模块和分配模块。 输入模块接收网络结构的网络特征配置。 发现模块确定耦合到网络结构的多个代理中的每一个的网络特征能力。 选择模块从多个代理中选择优选代理。 分配模块分配首选代理,通过将优选代理耦合到网络结构的管理接口将网络特征配置应用于网络结构。

    Zone Control Weights
    8.
    发明申请
    Zone Control Weights 失效
    区域控制权重

    公开(公告)号:US20090006501A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-01

    申请号:US11768311

    申请日:2007-06-26

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: H04L67/1097

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for performing zone entity modifications to entities in a network wherein a set of generic zone entity modification commands with an estimated lower processing cost is selected for each modification. Prior zone entity modifications in the network and the associated quantity of entities and processing time associated therewith are stored in a data structure. In response to a zone entity modification request, data associated with the current request is evaluated in view of processing time for prior zone entity modifications. An estimate of processing time for the zone entity modification request is calculated for at least two sets of generic zone entity modification commands. The set of generic commands with an estimated lower processing cost is selected and applied to the current zone entity modification request.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于对网络中的实体进行区域实体修改的方法和装置,其中为每个修改选择具有估计的较低处理成本的一组通用区域实体修改命令。 网络中的先前区域实体修改和相关联的实体数量以及与之相关联的处理时间被存储在数据结构中。 响应于区域实体修改请求,考虑到先前区域实体修改的处理时间来评估与当前请求相关联的数据。 对于至少两组通用区域实体修改命令,计算区域实体修改请求的处理时间的估计。 选择具有估计较低处理成本的通用命令集合并将其应用于当前区域实体修改请求。

    Apparatus, system, and method for a configuring a network feature for a network fabric
    9.
    发明申请
    Apparatus, system, and method for a configuring a network feature for a network fabric 失效
    用于为网络结构配置网络特征的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060080318A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-13

    申请号:US10962969

    申请日:2004-10-12

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are provided for configuring a network feature for a network fabric. The apparatus includes an input module, a discovery module, a selection module and an assignment module. The input module receives a network feature configuration for a network fabric. The discovery module determines the network feature capabilities of each of a plurality of agents coupled to the network fabric. The selection module selects a preferred agent from the plurality of agents. The assignment module assigns the preferred agent to apply the network feature configuration to the network fabric through a management interface coupling the preferred agent to the network fabric.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于配置网络结构的网络特征的装置,系统和方法。 该装置包括输入模块,发现模块,选择模块和分配模块。 输入模块接收网络结构的网络特征配置。 发现模块确定耦合到网络结构的多个代理中的每一个的网络特征能力。 选择模块从多个代理中选择优选代理。 分配模块分配首选代理,通过将优选代理耦合到网络结构的管理接口将网络特征配置应用于网络结构。

    Method and system for processing network discovery data
    10.
    发明申请
    Method and system for processing network discovery data 审中-公开
    网络发现数据处理方法及系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050193105A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-01

    申请号:US10789124

    申请日:2004-02-27

    摘要: One aspect of the invention is a method for processing network discovery data. An example of the method includes defining a plurality of network data aggregations. This example also includes assigning a current state value to at least one of the data aggregations. This example further includes, for at least one current state value, determining if the current state value is different than a corresponding prior state value. This example also includes merging data corresponding with at least one data aggregation determined to have a current state value that is different than a corresponding prior state value, with prior data corresponding with at least one data aggregation determined to have a current state value that is not different than a corresponding prior state value.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个方面是一种处理网络发现数据的方法。 该方法的示例包括定义多个网络数据聚合。 该示例还包括将当前状态值分配给至少一个数据聚合。 该示例还包括对于至少一个当前状态值,确定当前状态值是否不同于对应的先前状态值。 该示例还包括将与被确定为具有不同于相应的先前状态值的当前状态值的至少一个数据聚合相对应的数据与与被确定为具有当前状态值的至少一个数据聚合相对应的先前数据 不同于相应的先前状态值。