User interface architecture for storage area network
First Claim
1. In a storage area network (SAN) comprising one or more host digital data processors in communication with a plurality of storage devices, the improvement comprising:
- a manager process, in communication with at least the one or more host digital data processors, that maintains a representation of the SAN, a graphical output device, a user interface process, coupled to the graphical output device, the user interface process controlling the output device for purposes of displaying at least an attribute of the SAN, an interface element, coupled to the manager process and to the user interface process, that effects retrieval of the representation maintained by the manager process and transmission of the retrieved representation to the output device for display.
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Abstract
A digital data processor of the type used, e.g., in management of a storage area network (SAN), executes a process (a “manager” process) to maintain a representation of the SAN topology or at least an attribute thereof. A graphical output device displays the SAN representation. A further process (a “user interface” process) controls the output device for purposes of displaying that representation. An interface element effects retrieval of the SAN representation, for example, in response to a request from the user interface process. It transmits that representation to the user interface process for display on the graphical output device.
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20 Claims
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1. In a storage area network (SAN) comprising one or more host digital data processors in communication with a plurality of storage devices, the improvement comprising:
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a manager process, in communication with at least the one or more host digital data processors, that maintains a representation of the SAN, a graphical output device, a user interface process, coupled to the graphical output device, the user interface process controlling the output device for purposes of displaying at least an attribute of the SAN, an interface element, coupled to the manager process and to the user interface process, that effects retrieval of the representation maintained by the manager process and transmission of the retrieved representation to the output device for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a storage area network (SAN) comprising a plurality of digital data processors in communication with a plurality of storage devices, the improvement comprising:
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a console having a display for presenting a model of topology of the SAN, a user interface process coupled to the console that effects the display of the SAN topology on the console display, a manager process that maintains a topological representation of the SAN, and an element coupled to the user interface process and the manager process, the element receives a request for SAN topology data from the user interface process, and effects retrieval, in response to the request, of the topology representation maintained by the manager, and the element further transmits the retrieved topology representation to the user interface element for presentation by the display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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