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Storage manager independent configuration interface translator and method

US5983283A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1996
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0686
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product comprising a storage manager independent configuration interface translator which requests an opaque listing of the available storage devices from an associated metadisk driver and determines a subset of the listing meeting a preselected search criteria. The resultant opaque listing is then converted to a non-opaque format listing for presentation to a user of the computer system in a desired format such as through a command line or graphical user interface. A notification mechanism is also provided that presents information about storage devices which have in some way changed while in use.

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