Storage area network methods and apparatus using event notifications with data
US7287063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/357
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An storage area network (SAN) has a manager digital data processor that includes a first element that maintains a first representation of the SAN and a second element that maintains a second representation of the SAN. The first element generates notifications of events in the SAN, e.g., addition or removal of components or relationships between components, and includes with them data pertaining to the event. The second element responds to such notifications and data by updating the second representation. That data is preferably sufficient for the second element to update the second representation without further reference to information contained in the representation.
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