Discovery and management mechanism for SAN devices
US8549130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/75
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Exemplary method, system, and computer program embodiments for managing a network are provided. In one embodiment, at least one of an available plurality of network components is polled, including devices, hosts and virtual devices, an interconnected plurality of communication paths, and quality of service (QoS) information in a discovery process for network information. A graphical representation of the at least one of the available plurality of network components is created for presentation by a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user. Based on a selection of the user of at least one attribute of the at least one of the available plurality of network components as displayed by the GUI to the user, a zone is created for the at least one of the available plurality of network components.
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