Placeholder element for asset modeling and migration planning
US9842119B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0813
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for providing an automatically configured placeholder element that can be used during asset modeling and migration planning when a configuration element is not available. For example, a method comprises the following steps. A determination is made that an actual element to be used in a configuration change associated with a data storage system is unavailable. A logical placeholder element is created in a representation of a state of the data storage system to substitute for the unavailable actual element, and a configuration of the logical placeholder element in the representation of the state of the data storage system is based on one or more settings in the unavailable actual element. At least one of configuration and migration planning is performed using the logical placeholder element, and the logical placeholder element is merged with the actual element in the representation of the state of the data storage system once the actual element becomes available.
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