Method and system for consolidating a plurality of heterogeneous storage systems in a data center
US10180807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for consolidating a plurality of heterogeneous storage systems in a data center comprising collecting data from a plurality of heterogeneous storage devices using data collection tools, using Data Preparation Tool for extracting and translating the collected data, populating a Data Model stored in source storage configuration unit suitable for analysis, analyzing and classifying the collected data by an analysis unit based upon a plurality of attributes, comprising of a Consolidation Advisor that uses the analyzed data and candidate Target System Configurations, Preferences & Constraints for generating optimum number, specification & configuration of the Consolidate Target State infrastructure and mappings of logical units from as-is data center storage infrastructure to the target state, and iteratively validating the same in a Validation task till the final desired consolidation and objectives are met.
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