IDENTIFICATION AND STORAGE OF LOGICAL TO PHYSICAL ADDRESS ASSOCIATIONS FOR COMPONENTS IN VIRTUALIZED SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an administration system comprising a user interface (UI);
a storage pool comprising a plurality of storage devices; and
a plurality of computing nodes in communication with the administration system, the plurality of computing nodes each comprising at least one of the plurality of hardware components, and each further comprising a hypervisor, a plurality of user virtual machines, and a controller virtual machine, the controller virtual machine configured to virtualize the storage pool for the plurality of user virtual machines;
wherein the administration system is configured to;
display a visual representation of the plurality of hardware components in accordance with their logical identification;
sequentially command each of the plurality of hardware components, in accordance with their respective hardware identification, to provide an output;
prompt, via a display device of the administration system UI, a user to provide an identification of a selected one of the plurality of hardware components responsive to the output; and
store an association between the plurality of hardware components and a plurality of logical hardware identifiers (IDs) based on the identification.
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Abstract
A system having a hardware layout wizard, and a method therefore are discussed. The system according to an embodiment includes an administration system including a user interface (UI) and configured to display a visual representation of the plurality of hardware components in accordance with their logical identification; sequentially command each of the plurality of hardware components, in accordance with their respective hardware identification, to provide an output; prompt, via a display device of the administration system UI, a user to provide an identification of a selected one of the plurality of hardware components responsive to the output; and store an association between the plurality of hardware components and a plurality of logical hardware identifiers (IDs) based on the identification.
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1. A system comprising:
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an administration system comprising a user interface (UI); a storage pool comprising a plurality of storage devices; and a plurality of computing nodes in communication with the administration system, the plurality of computing nodes each comprising at least one of the plurality of hardware components, and each further comprising a hypervisor, a plurality of user virtual machines, and a controller virtual machine, the controller virtual machine configured to virtualize the storage pool for the plurality of user virtual machines; wherein the administration system is configured to; display a visual representation of the plurality of hardware components in accordance with their logical identification; sequentially command each of the plurality of hardware components, in accordance with their respective hardware identification, to provide an output; prompt, via a display device of the administration system UI, a user to provide an identification of a selected one of the plurality of hardware components responsive to the output; and store an association between the plurality of hardware components and a plurality of logical hardware identifiers (IDs) based on the identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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displaying, via an administration system, a visual representation of a plurality of hardware components in accordance with their logical identification, wherein the administration system comprises a user interface (UI), wherein a plurality of computing nodes in communication with the administration system each comprise at least one of the plurality of hardware components, and each further comprises a hypervisor, a plurality of user virtual machines, and a controller virtual machine, and wherein the controller virtual machine is configured to virtualize a storage pool for the plurality of user virtual machines; sequentially commanding, via the administration system, each of the plurality of hardware components, in accordance with their respective hardware identification, to provide an output; prompting, via the administration system, a user to provide an identification of a selected one of the plurality of hardware components responsive to the output; and storing, via the administration system, an association between the plurality of hardware components and a plurality of logical hardware identifiers (IDs) based on the identification. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with executable instructions, which, when executed, cause an administration system to:
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display a visual representation of a plurality of hardware components in accordance with their logical identification, wherein the administration system comprises a user interface (UI), wherein a plurality of computing nodes in communication with the administration system each comprise at least one of the plurality of hardware components, and each further comprises a hypervisor, a plurality of user virtual machines, and a controller virtual machine, and wherein the controller virtual machine is configured to virtualize a storage pool for the plurality of user virtual machines; sequentially command each of the plurality of hardware components, in accordance with their respective hardware identification, to provide an output; prompt a user to provide an identification of a selected one of the plurality of hardware components responsive to the output; and store an association between the plurality of hardware components and a plurality of logical hardware identifiers (IDs) based on the identification. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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