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FLEXIBLE REPORTING ON STORAGE RESOURCES

  • US 20110010664A1
  • Filed: 07/09/2009
  • Published: 01/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system which includes at least one host computer and at least one storage system which are connected via a network, the at least one host having one or more applications running thereon, a method for providing flexible reporting for applications which utilize storage in the at least one storage system, the method comprising:

  • presenting a plurality of business views which aggregate application storage characteristics for a plurality of applications according to a reporting structure which is defined by a user, each of the business views being a hierarchical folder structure of the applications and a plurality of folders, wherein at least one folder in the hierarchical folder structure contains at least one of an application or another folder;

    for each of the business views, presenting the applications and folders as a plurality of nodes which are selectable by the user; and

    in response to a selection of one of the nodes from the plurality of business views and a report type specified by the user, generating a report based on the report type of the selected node, the report aggregating any of the application storage characteristics for the selected node according to the report type.

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