Method and system for managing storage area networks

• US 20050240727A1
• Filed: 04/06/2005
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: QLogic Corporation (Marvell Technology Group Limited)
• Original Assignee: QLogic Corporation (Marvell Technology Group Limited)
• Inventors: Nguyen, Hue, Shah, Shishir
• Application Number:
  US11/099,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20050240727A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/114
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2206/1008 Graphical user interface [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0632 by initialisation or re-initialisation of storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

A method and system for creating a logical unit number (“LUN”) in a storage area network is provided. The method includes selecting a storage sub-system from a list of available storage sub-subsystems for which the LUN is created in a wizard like setting, wherein a display attribute may be used for depicting connectivity of the storage sub-system to a server and/or host bus adapter; configuring the LUN for the selected storage sub-system; and assigning the LUN to at least one server. The method also includes, extending, shrinking and/or deleting an existing LUN by using a graphical user interface and selecting the LUN associated with a storage sub-system and a server. The method also includes partitioning a LUN in a wizard like setting by assigning a partition size, and drive letter.

Claims

1. A method for creating a logical unit number (“

LUN”

) in a storage area network, comprising;

selecting a storage sub-system from a list of available storage sub-subsystems for which the LUN is created in a wizard like setting, wherein a display attribute may be used for depicting connectivity of the storage sub-system to a server and/or host bus adapter;

configuring the LUN for the selected storage sub-system; and

assigning the LUN to at least one server.

2. A management application for creating a logical unit number (“

LUN”

) in a storage area network, comprising;

computer executable code for selecting a storage sub-system from a list of available storage sub-subsystems for which the LUN is created, wherein a display attribute may be used for depicting connectivity of the storage sub-system to a server and/or host bus adapter;

configuring the LUN for the selected storage sub-system; and

assigning the LUN to at least one server.

3. A system for creating a logical unit number (“

LUN”

) in a storage area network, comprising;

a management application that includes computer executable code for selecting a storage sub-system from a list of available storage sub-subsystems for which the LUN is created, wherein a display attribute may be used for depicting connectivity of the storage sub-system to a server and/or host bus adapter;

configuring the LUN for the selected storage sub-system; and

assigning the LUN to at least one server.

4. A graphical user-interface for creating a logical unit number (“

LUN”

) in a storage area network, comprising;

a utility in a wizard like setting for selecting a storage sub-system from a list of available storage sub-subsystems for which the LUN is created wherein a display attribute may be used for depicting connectivity of the storage sub-system to a server and/or host bus adapter;

configuring the LUN for the selected storage sub-system; and

assigning the LUN to at least one server.

5. A method for operating on a logical unit Number (“

LUN”

) in a storage area network, comprising;

extending an existing LUN by using a graphical user interface and selecting the LUN associated with a storage sub-system and a server and providing a size for extending the LUN.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

shrinking an existing LUN by using a graphical user interface and selecting the LUN associated with a storage sub-system and a server and providing a size for shrinking the LUN.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

deleting an existing LUN by using a graphical user interface and selecting the LUN associated with a storage sub-system and a server.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

partitioning a LUN in a wizard like setting by assigning a partition size, and drive letter.