Connectivity analysis and a mass storage system capable of connectivity analysis
US9838475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mass storage system obtains an hierarchical cluster mapping information; Host port state information, which is indicative of a state of at least one host port, is received from an intermediate device of a network that couples hosts to the mass storage system; The mass storage system estimates a state of an entity, which may be one or more host computers or a cluster of host computers. The estimating is based on the hierarchical cluster mapping information and the host port state information. The mass storage system determines whether to generate an alert, in response to the estimated state of the at least one entity. If it is determined to generate an alert then an alert is generated.
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