Method and system for strategy driven provisioning of storage in a storage area network
First Claim
1. A method of provisioning storage from a storage area network, comprising:
- receiving a request for a storage size and storage configuration from a storage area network according to a storage profile;
identifying a storage device pool of storage devices according to a storage device candidate strategy;
selecting a media unit provisioning strategy based upon the type of storage configuration specified in the storage request;
generating media unit solutions using the media unit provisioning strategy and sequence of storage devices in the storage pool;
determine if the media unit provisioning strategy produced a solution for the requested storage configuration; and
provisioning a media unit solution in response to the determination.
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Abstract
A method and system for provisioning storage from a storage area network is provided. The provisioning includes receiving a request for a storage size and storage configuration from a storage area network according to a storage profile, identifying a storage device pool of storage devices according to a storage device candidate strategy, selecting a media unit provisioning strategy based upon the type of storage configuration specified in the storage request, generating media unit solutions using the media unit provisioning strategy and sequence of storage devices in the storage pool, determining if the media unit provisioning strategy produced a solution for the requested storage configuration and provisioning a media unit solution in response to the determination.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of provisioning storage from a storage area network, comprising:
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receiving a request for a storage size and storage configuration from a storage area network according to a storage profile; identifying a storage device pool of storage devices according to a storage device candidate strategy; selecting a media unit provisioning strategy based upon the type of storage configuration specified in the storage request; generating media unit solutions using the media unit provisioning strategy and sequence of storage devices in the storage pool; determine if the media unit provisioning strategy produced a solution for the requested storage configuration; and provisioning a media unit solution in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21)
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13. An apparatus for provisioning storage from a storage area network, comprising:
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a processor capable of executing instructions; a memory containing instructions when executed on the processor receives a request for a storage size and storage configuration from a storage area network according to a storage profile, identifies a storage device pool of storage devices according to a storage device candidate strategy, selects a media unit provisioning strategy based upon the type of storage configuration specified in the storage request, generates media unit solutions using the media unit provisioning strategy and sequence of storage devices in the storage pool, determines if the media unit provisioning strategy produced a solution for the requested storage configuration and provisions a media unit solution in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for provisioning storage from a storage area network, comprising:
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means for receiving a request for a storage size and storage configuration from a storage area network according to a storage profile; means for identifying a storage device pool of storage devices according to a storage device candidate strategy; means for selecting a media unit provisioning strategy based upon the type of storage configuration specified in the storage request; means for generating media unit solutions using the media unit provisioning strategy and sequence of storage devices in the storage pool; means for determine if the media unit provisioning strategy produced a solution for the requested storage configuration; and means for provisioning a media unit solution in response to the determination.
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