Storage area network (SAN) management system for discovering SAN components using a SAN management server
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- discovering, by a SAN management server, a plurality of storage area network (SAN) components including;
one or more storage systems comprising addressable storage units and fabric ports for coupling to the SAN;
one or more host systems comprising host adapter ports for coupling to the SAN; and
in response to a single request, the SAN management server is further configured to perform;
creating an access path between a selected one of the addressable storage units and a selected one of the fabric ports for one of the storage systems;
enabling access to the selected addressable storage unit for a selected one of the host adapter ports; and
zoning the selected storage system fabric port to a common fabric zone with the selected host adapter port.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a LUN security utility which provides LUN security operations including, but not limited to, searching for and locating one or more LUNs, LUN selection, LUN to disk array port binding, LUN masking and fabric zoning operations in one utility. Embodiments may provide a central user interface that guides a user through configuring LUN security operations and allows the user to execute the configured LUN security operations with a single operation. Embodiments may provide a central point from which to perform LUN security operations including one or more of, but not limited to, LUN binding, LUN masking and fabric zoning. Using embodiments, LUN security operations may be performed as a single operation from the perspective of the user.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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discovering, by a SAN management server, a plurality of storage area network (SAN) components including; one or more storage systems comprising addressable storage units and fabric ports for coupling to the SAN; one or more host systems comprising host adapter ports for coupling to the SAN; and in response to a single request, the SAN management server is further configured to perform; creating an access path between a selected one of the addressable storage units and a selected one of the fabric ports for one of the storage systems; enabling access to the selected addressable storage unit for a selected one of the host adapter ports; and zoning the selected storage system fabric port to a common fabric zone with the selected host adapter port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A storage area network (SAN) management system, comprising:
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a SAN management server coupled to a SAN, wherein the SAN management server is configured for discovering a plurality of storage area network (SAN) components including; one or more storage systems comprising addressable storage units and fabric ports for coupling to the SAN; one or more host systems comprising host adapter ports for coupling to the SAN; and a SAN manager client coupled to said SAN management server, wherein the SAN manager client is configured to provide a user interface to select one of the addressable storage units to be made available to a selected one of the host adapter ports and communicate with the SAN management server for; creating an access path between the selected addressable storage unit and a selected one of the fabric ports for one of the storage systems; enabling access to the selected addressable storage unit for the selected host adapter port; and zoning the selected storage system fabric port in a common fabric zone with the selected host adapter port. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A storage area network (SAN) management system, comprising:
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a SAN management server configured for discovering SAN components including; a plurality of storage systems comprising addressable storage units and fabric ports for coupling to the SAN, wherein at least two of the storage systems have different SAN management interfaces; one or more host systems comprising host adapter ports for coupling to the SAN; and a SAN manager client coupled to said SAN management server, wherein the SAN manager client is configured to provide a SAN management interface for selecting one of the addressable storage units and selecting one of the host adapter ports, wherein the SAN manager client is further configured to communicate with the SAN management server in response to a single request to initiate a sequence of SAN management operations to make the selected addressable storage unit available for the selected host adapter port. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A storage area network (SAN), comprising:
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a plurality of storage systems, wherein each of the storage systems comprises one or more fabric ports for coupling the storage system to a fabric, and a plurality of addressable storage units; a plurality of host systems each comprising one or more host adapter ports for coupling to the fabric, wherein the fabric is configured to provide an interconnect between the storage systems and the hosts; and a SAN management system coupled to the fabric, wherein the SAN management system is configured to provide a common user interface for selecting one or more of the addressable storage units of one or more of the storage systems, and selecting one or more of the host adapter ports; wherein, in response to a single user request, the SAN management system is further configured to; instruct the one or more storage systems for the selected addressable storage units to allow access to the selected addressable storage units for the selected host adapter ports; and instruct the fabric to allow communication between the selected host adapter ports and the one or more storage arrays for the selected addressable storage units. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer-accessible storage medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable and configured to implement:
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discovering, by a SAN management server, a plurality of storage area network (SAN) components including; one or more storage systems comprising addressable storage units and fabric ports for coupling to the SAN; one or more host systems comprising host adapter ports for coupling to the SAN; and in response to a single request, the SAN management server is further configured to perform; creating an access path between a selected one of the addressable storage units and a selected one of the fabric ports for one of the storage systems; enabling access to the selected addressable storage unit for a selected one of the host adapter ports; and zoning the selected storage system fabric port to a common fabric zone with the selected host adapter port. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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