METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING AND COMPARING STORAGE ZONING CONFIGURATIONS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a table representing data paths between a plurality of source and target devices in a storage area network;
adding symbols to said table, said symbols indicating whether communication between particular source and target devices along a particular data path is permitted, or not permitted, according to defined zone sets; and
sorting portions of said table according to at least one desired parameter using a user interface.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for displaying and comparing storage zoning configurations is provided. The method comprises generating a table representing data paths between a plurality of source and target devices in a storage area network. Symbols are added symbols to the table, the symbols indicating whether communication between particular source and target devices along a particular data path is permitted, or not permitted, according to defined zone sets. The portions of the table may be sorted according to at least one desired parameter using a user interface. Also, a new zone set may be defined in response to a change in at least one of the values in the table made through a user interface.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a table representing data paths between a plurality of source and target devices in a storage area network; adding symbols to said table, said symbols indicating whether communication between particular source and target devices along a particular data path is permitted, or not permitted, according to defined zone sets; and sorting portions of said table according to at least one desired parameter using a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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generating a table representing data paths between a plurality of source and target devices in a storage area network; adding values to said table indicating whether communication between said source and said target devices along a particular data path is permitted, or not permitted according to defined zone sets; and defining a new zone set in response to a change in at least one of said values in said table made through a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a storage area network including at least one source device and at least one target device; a display showing a table representing said source and target devices, said table representing data paths between a plurality of source and target devices in a storage area network, said table including symbols indicating whether communication between particular source and target devices along a particular data path is permitted, or not permitted, according to defined zone sets; and a user interface for modifying said table. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for displaying and comparing storage zoning configurations, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, said computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code configured to; generate a table representing data paths between a plurality of source and target devices in a storage area network; add values to said table indicating whether communication between said source and said target devices along a particular data path is permitted, or not permitted according to defined zone sets; and define a new zone set in response to a change in at least one of said values in said table made through a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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