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Method, system, and program for determining information on a storage system in a network

US7565431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 2003
Grant dateJul 21, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are a method, system, and program for providing information on a network storage system. Information is received from host systems identifying storage units the host systems access through at least one identified storage system. The at least one storage system is probed to determine storage units available through the storage system and an identifier of the storage system. The information received from the host systems on storage units the host systems access and the information probed from the at least one storage system on the storage units available through the storage system are processed to determine an association of host systems to storage units for the at least one storage system.

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