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Pooling and provisioning storage resources in a storage network

  • US 7,539,824 B2
  • Filed: 11/23/2005
  • Issued: 05/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for use by a storage switch in a storage area network, the method comprising:

  • automatically obtaining by the switch information about performance characteristics of a physical device in communication with the switch, the physical device including one or more logical units (LUs);

    based on the performance characteristics, assigning by the switch the LUs for the physical device to one of a plurality of storage pools;

    receiving at the switch a request from a user for a virtual target, the request including a requested characteristic of the virtual target and a requested storage pool from which to provision the virtual target, the requested storage pool being accessible only to selected ones of requesting users that are members of a predetermined group;

    automatically determining by the switch if LUs of physical devices assigned to the requested storage pool are available that meet the characteristic requested; and

    if the LUs of physical devices are available and said user is a member of said predetermined group permitted access to said requested storage pool, provisioning by the switch the virtual target from said physical devices.

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