Simulated storage area network
US7552044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/261
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to simulating storage devices. In aspects, a test automation engine instructs a simulator to simulate a storage device having certain characteristics such as a storage area network. The test automation engine then tests an application against the simulated storage device. Tests may include storage management requests and storage access requests. A provider may translate a request to one or more operations suitable to perform the request on the underlying simulated device. Shadow copies and the results of other storage management-related operations may be shared across computers via aspects of a simulation framework described herein.
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