Technique for verifying a configuration of a storage environment
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1. A method for operating a data storage network, comprising:
- executing a configuration verification computer program;
checking, by the configuration verification computer program, versions of a selected component of a plurality of components installed in the data storage network;
checking, by the configuration verification computer program, configuration settings of the selected component of the plurality of components of the data storage network;
determining, in response to the configuration settings, if there are any misconfiguration settings; and
sending, in response to determining that there are no misconfiguration settings, a directed packet through a potential data path to ensure that a component of the storage network is operational.
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Abstract
The system and method verifies a configuration of a storage system through versions, configurations and components failure of the various storage system components and generates a report identifying errors and/or warnings of the current configuration. A graphical representation of the storage system, including switches, clients and the like may be generated showing misconfiguration errors.
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1. A method for operating a data storage network, comprising:
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executing a configuration verification computer program; checking, by the configuration verification computer program, versions of a selected component of a plurality of components installed in the data storage network; checking, by the configuration verification computer program, configuration settings of the selected component of the plurality of components of the data storage network; determining, in response to the configuration settings, if there are any misconfiguration settings; and sending, in response to determining that there are no misconfiguration settings, a directed packet through a potential data path to ensure that a component of the storage network is operational. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data storage computer network, comprising:
- a memory storing a configuration verification computer program;
said configuration verification computer program executed by a processor;the configuration verification computer program to check versions of a selected component of a plurality of components installed in the data storage computer network; the configuration verification computer program to check configuration settings of the selected component of the plurality of components of the data storage computer network; the processor to determine, in response to the configuration settings, if there are any misconfiguration settings; and a port to send, in response to determining that there are no misconfiguration settings, a directed packet through a potential data path to ensure that a component of the storage system is operational. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- a memory storing a configuration verification computer program;
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33. A computer readable media, comprising:
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said computer readable media containing instructions for execution on a processor for a method of operating a data storage network, the method having the steps of; executing a configuration verification computer program; checking, by the configuration verification computer program, versions of a selected component of a plurality of components installed in the data storage network; checking, by the configuration verification computer program, configuration settings of the selected component of the plurality of components of the data storage network; determining, in response to the configuration settings, if there are any misconfiguration settings; and sending, in response to determining that there are no misconfiguration settings, a directed packet through a potential data path to ensure that a component of the storage network is operational.
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34. A computer, comprising:
- a memory storing a configuration verification computer program;
the configuration verification computer program to check versions of a selected component of a plurality of components installed in the data storage computer network; the configuration verification computer program to check configuration settings of the selected component of the plurality of components of the data storage computer network; a processor to determine, in response to the configuration settings, if there are any misconfiguration settings; and a port to send, in response to determining that there are no misconfiguration settings, a directed packet through a potential data path to ensure that a component of the storage system is operational.
- a memory storing a configuration verification computer program;
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35. A computer readable media containing instructions for execution on a processor, said instructions comprising:
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executing a configuration verification computer program; checking, by the configuration verification computer program, versions of a selected component of a plurality of components installed in the data storage network; checking, by the configuration verification computer program, configuration settings of the selected component of the plurality of components of the data storage network; determining, in response to the configuration settings, if there are any misconfiguration settings; and sending, in response to determining that there are no misconfiguration settings, a directed packet through a potential data path to ensure that a component of the storage network is operational.
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