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Management of a virtual machine in a storage area network environment

US8825851B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 17, 2012
Grant dateSep 2, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/067
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for management of a virtual machine in a storage area network (SAN) environment. A plurality of SAN devices for the virtual machine are discovered by a management server. Performance statistics for the plurality of SAN devices are monitored at the management server. Health of the virtual machine is determined based at least in part on the performance statistics for the plurality of SAN devices at the management server.

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