Method and system for displaying the configuration of storage network
First Claim
1. A method for displaying the configuration of a storage network, comprising the steps of:
- connecting each piece of apparatus constituting said storage network to a control network different from said storage network connecting said pieces of apparatus to one another;
acquiring configuration information of said pieces of apparatus by use of said control network;
generating a screen indicating the configuration of said storage network based on said acquired configuration information; and
displaying said generated screen.
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide the function for displaying the configuration of storages not in a form peculiar to a storage system but in a more general purpose system. The present invention provides a method and system for displaying the configuration of a storage network, wherein each piece of apparatus constituting the storage network is connected to a control network different from the storage network connecting the pieces of apparatus to one another, and configuration information about each piece of apparatus is acquired using the control network, and a screen for displaying the configuration of the storage network is generated and displayed based on the acquired configuration information.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for displaying the configuration of a storage network, comprising the steps of:
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connecting each piece of apparatus constituting said storage network to a control network different from said storage network connecting said pieces of apparatus to one another;
acquiring configuration information of said pieces of apparatus by use of said control network;
generating a screen indicating the configuration of said storage network based on said acquired configuration information; and
displaying said generated screen.
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2. A method for displaying the configuration of a storage network, comprising the steps of:
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connecting each piece of apparatus constituting said storage network to a control network different from said storage network connecting said pieces of apparatus to one another;
detecting apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus included in said storage network by use of said control network;
attempting access unique to said detected apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus to said piece of apparatus so as to acquire information of pieces of apparatus connected to said piece of apparatus and information of a connection state of said piece of apparatus;
generating a screen for displaying the configuration of said storage network based on said acquired information; and
displaying said generated screen.
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3. A method for displaying the configuration of a storage network, comprising the steps of:
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connecting each piece of apparatus of hosts, switches and disk units constituting said storage network to a control network different from said storage network connecting said pieces of apparatus to one another;
detecting apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus included in said storage network by use of said control network;
issuing a query unique to a switch when said detected apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus is a switch, so as to acquire information about which piece of apparatus is connected to which port of said switch, and issuing a query unique to a RAID when said detected apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus is a RAID, so as to acquire information about which host has access to disks of said RAID;
generating a screen for displaying the configuration of said storage network based on said acquired information; and
displaying said generated screen. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable medium, comprising:
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code for connecting each piece of apparatus constituting a storage network to a control network different from said storage network connecting said pieces of apparatus to one another;
code for detecting apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus included in said storage network by use of said control network;
code for attempting access unique to said detected apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus to said piece of apparatus so as to acquire information of pieces of apparatus connected to said piece of apparatus and information of a connection state of said piece of apparatus;
code for generating a screen for displaying the configuration of said storage network based on said acquired information; and
code for displaying said generated screen.
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8. A storage medium storing a configuration display program for displaying the configuration of a storage network, said configuration display program including the steps of:
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connecting each piece of apparatus of hosts, switches and disk units constituting said storage network to a control network different from said storage network connecting said pieces of apparatus to one another;
detecting apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus included in said storage network by use of said control network;
issuing a query unique to a switch when said detected apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus is a switch, so as to acquire information about which piece of apparatus is connected to which port of said switch, and issuing a query unique to a RAID when said detected apparatus classification of each piece of apparatus is a RAID, so as to acquire information about which host has access to disks of said RAID;
generating a screen for displaying the configuration of said storage network based on said acquired information; and
displaying said generated screen.
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