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MANAGING A STORAGE ARRAY USING CLIENT-SIDE SERVICES

  • US 20160352720A1
  • Filed: 05/29/2015
  • Published: 12/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a storage array, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a client-side array services module from a cloud-based security module through data communications on a wide area network, a token representing authentication of user credentials, the client-side array services module is coupled for data communications to a cloud-based storage array services provider;

    managing, by the client-side array services module, a storage array only through data communications on a local area network, including sending, to the storage array, a management instruction with the token received over the wide area network, wherein the storage array is not coupled for data communications to the cloud-based security module;

    disconnecting, by the client-side array services module, from the local area network, wherein after disconnecting from the local area network, the client-side array services module no longer manages the storage array; and

    subsequent to disconnecting from the local area network, receiving, by the client-side array services module, only reporting services from the cloud-based storage array services provider through data communications on the wide area network.

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