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Method and apparatus for negotiating revised service level agreements

  • US 20060236062A1
  • Filed: 04/19/2005
  • Published: 10/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for setting a level of service for storage comprising the steps of:

  • detecting a storage event;

    determining whether a requirement change occurred in response to detecting a performance level being beyond a threshold;

    looking up an unused negotiation stage from among at least one negotiation stage stored in a metadata structure in response to a determining that a requirement change occurred;

    requesting a service based on the unused negotiation stage;

    receiving a service provider response;

    determining whether the service provider response is acceptable; and

    committing a storage change based on the service provider response.

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