Detecting entity changes in a storage area network environment
US7779423B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0853
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting entity changes in a storage area network. A discovery module probes a plurality of entities of the storage area network to detect an event in response to a policy, stores attributes of the probed entities, and reports the event with a probe event reference. A monitor module receives a self-announced event reference of the event if an entity communicates the event. A configuration module records the event as an initiated event reference if the event is initiated by an administrator. An event manager synthesizes a report of the event from the event references.
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