System for facilitating the transfer of management information from a remote mass storage subsystem over a switching fabric or selectively over a private link to a central location for servicing
US6711612B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A management information transfer system is disclosed for use in connection with a network including one or more host computers and a mass storage subsystem interconnected by a plurality of switching nodes, the management information transfer system being configured to transfer processed management information to a management service center located remotely from the network. The management information transfer system includes a management server that is configured to receive management information from the switching nodes, and possibly the host computers, which may be directed to failures or other malfunctions in connection with their operations. The management server is configured to perform a filtering operation in connection with the management information that it receives from the switching nodes using filtering policies that may be established by, for example, a network administrator. The management server enables the mass storage subsystem to, in turn, enable its console to transfer the filtered management information to the management service center to facilitate diagnosis and possible correction of the failures or other malfunctions.
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