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Detecting configuration inconsistency in storage networks

  • US 20030208589A1
  • Filed: 12/07/2001
  • Published: 11/06/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a storage area network (SAN) at a manager running on a management server, wherein the management server is connected to a plurality of servers, a disk subsystem and a switch connected to the servers and disk subsystem, and wherein a first agent managing configuration of the server runs on each of the servers, a second agent managing configuration of the disk subsystem runs on the disk subsystem, and a third agent managing configuration of the switch runs on the switch, the method comprising:

  • collecting configuration information from the first, second, and third agent; and

    detecting inconsistency among the collected information.

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