Method for managing a network including a storage system

Details Method for managing a network including a storage system Method for managing a network including a storage system

2003-01-31

2008-09-23

Etienne, Ario (Department: 2157)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

C715S736000, C715S737000, C711S111000, C714S006130

Reexamination Certificate

active

07428584

ABSTRACT:
A SAN manager acquires information which each unit manages from a management agent of each unit connected to a SAN, detects virtual volume mapping and real volume mapping in the SAN based upon the acquired information and manages them. A SAN management server holds an event translation dictionary for translating contents of a failure notification message received from each unit in the SAN and detects an effect which failure has upon I/O access of a virtual volume if a failure notification message is received. Further, a function for checking a request for generating a virtual volume from a SAN administrator based upon virtual volume mapping information and real volume mapping information is realized.

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