Methods and apparatus for managing groups of resources

Details Methods and apparatus for managing groups of resources Methods and apparatus for managing groups of resources

2004-12-28

2008-11-25

Vo, Tim (Department: 2168)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C709S217000, C709S226000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07457824

ABSTRACT:
An agent in a storage area network communicates with a management entity in the storage area network to discover a group of resources in the storage area network controlled by the management entity. In response to discovering the group of resources, the agent associates member resources (e.g., and their respective names) of the group of resources to a corresponding group identifier to which the member resources belong. The agent reports i) the corresponding group identifier and ii) the member resources of the group of resources controlled by the management entity to a management control center that assigns one of multiple agents in the storage area network to manage the group of resources based on communications with the management entity. After a step of assigning, the management control center can initiate an assigned agent to control the group of resources.

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