Apparatus, system, and method for facilitating management of logical nodes through a single management module
First Claim
1. An apparatus to facilitate management of logical nodes through a single management module, the apparatus comprising:
- a communication module configured to selectively communicate a management command from a single management module to one or more logical nodes;
a translation module configured to translate the management command into one or more functionally equivalent software-layer commands recognized by one of the software layers of the one or more logical nodes, the software-layer commands configured for compatibility with each logical node; and
a direction module configured to direct the one or more software-layer commands to an appropriate one of the software layers according to a management command scope.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are provided for facilitating management of logical nodes through a single management module. The present invention includes a communication module that selectively communicates a management command from a single management module to one or more logical nodes. A translation module translates the management command into one or more functionally equivalent software-layer commands recognized by one of the software layers of the one or more logical nodes. The software-layer commands are compatible with each logical node. A direction module directs the one or more software-layer commands to an appropriate one of the software layers according to a management command scope. The present invention can address management commands to a plurality of logical nodes having disparate operating systems and executing applications.
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40 Claims
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1. An apparatus to facilitate management of logical nodes through a single management module, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication module configured to selectively communicate a management command from a single management module to one or more logical nodes;
a translation module configured to translate the management command into one or more functionally equivalent software-layer commands recognized by one of the software layers of the one or more logical nodes, the software-layer commands configured for compatibility with each logical node; and
a direction module configured to direct the one or more software-layer commands to an appropriate one of the software layers according to a management command scope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus to facilitate management of logical nodes through a single management module, the apparatus comprising:
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a translation module configured to translate a management command into one or more functionally equivalent software-layer commands recognized by a software layer of a plurality of logical nodes, the software-layer commands configured for compatibility with each logical node;
a direction module configured to route the one or more software-layer commands to an appropriate one of the software layers according to a management command scope; and
a communication module configured to selectively communicate the software-layer commands to the logical nodes. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system to facilitate management of logical nodes through a single management module, comprising:
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a first Central Electronics Complex (CEC) operatively coupled to a hardware platform, the first CEC comprising a plurality of symmetric multiprocessors organized into a first processor complex, a plurality of electronic memory devices, a plurality of direct access storage devices, a plurality of network Input/Output (I/O) interface devices, and a plurality of management interface devices, each of the devices of the CEC electronically coupled for exchange of data and control information;
a second CEC operatively coupled to the hardware platform, the second CEC comprising a plurality of symmetric multiprocessors organized into a second processor complex, a plurality of electronic memory devices, a plurality of direct access storage devices, a plurality of network Input/Output (I/O) interface devices, and a plurality of management interface devices, each of the devices of the CEC electronically coupled for exchange of data and control information;
at least one Storage Facility Image (SFI) comprising a first Logical Partition (LPAR) defined to operate using computing resources of the first CEC and a second LPAR defined to operate using computing resources of the second CEC, the first LPAR in a peer-to-peer domain with the second LPAR such that the second LPAR mirrors data processing operations of the first LPAR, the first LPAR and second LPAR dedicated to storage and retrieval of data;
at least one Storage Application Image (SAI) comprising a third Logical Partition (LPAR) defined to operate using computing resources of the first CEC and a fourth LPAR defined to operate using computing resources of the second CEC, the third LPAR in a peer-to-peer domain with the fourth LPAR such that the fourth LPAR mirrors data processing operations of the third LPAR, the third LPAR and fourth LPAR dedicated to data storage applications;
a management module in communication with a communication module configured to selectively communicate a management command from a single management module to one or more of the at least one SFI and at least one SAI;
a translation module configured to translate the management command into one or more functionally equivalent software-layer commands recognized by one of the software layers of the LPARs included in the at least one SFI and at least one SAI, the software-layer commands configured for compatibility with each LPAR; and
a direction module configured to direct the one or more software-layer commands to an appropriate one of the software layers according to a management command scope. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations to facilitate management of logical nodes through a single management module, the operations comprising:
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an operation to communicate a management command selectively from a single management module to one or more logical nodes;
an operation to translate the management command into one or more functionally equivalent software-layer commands recognized by one of the software layers of the one or more logical nodes, the software-layer commands configured for compatibility with each logical node; and
an operation to direct the one or more software-layer commands to at least one of the software layers according to a management command scope. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for facilitating management of logical nodes through a single management module, the method comprising:
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communicating a management command selectively from a single management module to one or more logical nodes;
translating the management command into one or more functionally equivalent software-layer commands recognized by one of the software layers of the one or more logical nodes, the software-layer commands configured for compatibility with each logical node; and
directing the one or more software-layer commands to at least one of the software layers according to a management command scope.
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40. An apparatus for facilitating management of logical nodes through a single management module, the apparatus comprising:
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means for communicating a management command selectively from a single management module to one or more logical nodes;
means for translating the management command into one or more functionally equivalent software-layer commands recognized by one of the software layers of the one or more logical nodes, the software-layer commands configured for compatibility with each logical node; and
means for directing the one or more software-layer commands to at least one of the software layers according to a management command scope.
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