Techniques for abstract profile definition to support information hiding
US8977825B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0665
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method performed by a storage management computer includes (a) receiving a set of storage profile definitions (SPDs) from an administrator of a data storage system over a user interface, each SPD of the set of SPDs including (1) a storage profile name and (2) a set of storage policies assigned to that SPD, (b) providing the storage profile names from the set of SPDs to an environment management application, the environment management application being configured to manage environments that use storage from the data storage system, (c) in response to providing, receiving a selection of a particular SPD from the environment management application to be used in connection with a particular environment, and (d) provisioning a unit of storage from the data storage system to the particular environment in accordance with the set of storage policies assigned to the particular SPD.
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