Method and apparatus for validating and ranking resources for geographic mirroring
First Claim
1. A method for managing resources within a node, the method comprising:
- configuring at least one resource for use by a node, wherein the node is associated with a site containing the resource;
validating availability of the at least one resource for a resource pool, wherein the validating comprises determining accessibility by the node and verification that the resource is located at the site; and
selecting, based upon the validating, at least one of the at least one resource for the resource pool.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for validating and ranking of resources that may be switched between a primary system and one or more backup systems at a single site. One embodiment provides a method for ensuring accessibility of one or more disk units by a system, comprising: configuring a disk pool for the system; validating availability of the one or more disk units for the disk pool; verifying that the disk units are at the same site as the system, and selecting one or more valid disk units for the disk pool. The method may further comprise ranking of each disk unit for the disk pool and selecting one or more valid disk units for the disk pool according to ranking.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for managing resources within a node, the method comprising:
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configuring at least one resource for use by a node, wherein the node is associated with a site containing the resource;
validating availability of the at least one resource for a resource pool, wherein the validating comprises determining accessibility by the node and verification that the resource is located at the site; and
selecting, based upon the validating, at least one of the at least one resource for the resource pool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A signal bearing medium, comprising a program which, when executed by a processor, performs operations for managing resources within a node, the operations comprising:
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configuring at least one resource for use by a node, wherein the node is associated with a site containing the resource;
validating availability of the at least one resource for a resource pool, wherein the validating comprises determining accessibility by the node and verification that the resource is located at the site; and
selecting, based upon the validating, at least one of the at least one resource for the resource pool. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a primary node that is associated with a site;
a resource pool connected to the primary node; and
a processor configured to validate availability of at least one resource for the resource pool and to select at least one valid resource for the resource pool, wherein the availability is validated based at least in part on the at least one resource being located at the site. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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