Management of storage resource devices
First Claim
1. A method for managing a number of storage resource devices, comprising:
- interconnecting a number of storage resource devices to one another to form a community of said storage resource devices;
exchanging information of a first type between said interconnected storage resource devices, wherein said information of said first type includes identification information related to said interconnected storage devices;
nominating a first storage resource device included in said number of interconnected storage resource devices to serve as a proxy; and
providing from said first storage resource device to a first administrator computer at least some of said first information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a community of storage resource devices are provided. Management of each storage resource device within a community may be performed through a connection established between an administrator computer and a proxy storage resource device established over an out-of-band network. The proxy storage resource device may collect information related to other members of the community of storage resource devices, and provide such information to the administrator computer. The administrator computer may also obtain information from, and provide commands to, members of the community of storage resource devices through the proxy storage resource device. Information between members of a community of storage resource devices may exchange information using an in-band network.
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1. A method for managing a number of storage resource devices, comprising:
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interconnecting a number of storage resource devices to one another to form a community of said storage resource devices;
exchanging information of a first type between said interconnected storage resource devices, wherein said information of said first type includes identification information related to said interconnected storage devices;
nominating a first storage resource device included in said number of interconnected storage resource devices to serve as a proxy; and
providing from said first storage resource device to a first administrator computer at least some of said first information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A storage system, comprising:
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a number of storage resource devices, each including;
at least one storage device;
at least one controller, wherein said controller maintains a list of all other storage resource devices in a storage resource device community;
a first network, wherein any one of said storage resource devices within said storage resource device community is in communication with at least one of;
1) any other of said other storage resource devices in said storage resource device community; and
2) a host over said first network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A data storage system, comprising:
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first network means for interconnecting computer devices;
second network means for interconnecting computer devices;
a plurality of means for data storage interconnected to one another by at least said second network means;
means for administering said means for distributed data storage, wherein said means for administering is interconnected to at least one of said means for distributed data storage by said first network means, wherein information related to any of said plurality of means for distributed data storage is obtained by said means for administering by requesting said information from one of said means for distributed data storage; and
means for sending or receiving data, wherein said means for sending or receiving data is interconnected to said means for distributed data storage by said second network means. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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