Method and/or apparatus for certifying an in-band management application of an external storage array
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1. A method for testing a storage management software across different operating systems, the method comprising:
- generating, by said storage management software, a first symbol call for a first operating system at a host;
sending said first symbol call for said first operating system from said host to a storage array over a network, wherein said network comprises a fibre channel network;
generating, by said storage array, a first symbol response to said first symbol call for said first operating system from said host;
sending said first symbol response from said storage array to a device over said network;
capturing and storing said first symbol response in said device;
sending said first symbol response from said device to said host over said network;
generating, by said storage management software, a second symbol call for a second operating system at said host, the second operating system being different from the first operating system;
sending said second symbol call for said second operating system to said device; and
sending said first symbol response from said device to said host in response to receiving said second symbol call for said second operating system without providing additional storage arrays for testing said second symbol call for said second operating system.
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Abstract
A method comprising the steps of (A) generating a call for a first operating system at a host, (B) sending the call for the first operating system from the host to a storage array over a network, (C) generating a response to the call for the first operating system from the host, (D) sending the response from the storage array to the host over the network and (E) capturing and storing the response in a device.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for testing a storage management software across different operating systems, the method comprising:
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generating, by said storage management software, a first symbol call for a first operating system at a host; sending said first symbol call for said first operating system from said host to a storage array over a network, wherein said network comprises a fibre channel network; generating, by said storage array, a first symbol response to said first symbol call for said first operating system from said host; sending said first symbol response from said storage array to a device over said network; capturing and storing said first symbol response in said device; sending said first symbol response from said device to said host over said network; generating, by said storage management software, a second symbol call for a second operating system at said host, the second operating system being different from the first operating system; sending said second symbol call for said second operating system to said device; and sending said first symbol response from said device to said host in response to receiving said second symbol call for said second operating system without providing additional storage arrays for testing said second symbol call for said second operating system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for testing a storage management software across different operating systems, the system comprising:
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a host comprising a processor and a memory accessible by the processor, the host generating, by said storage management software, a first symbol call for a first operating system and sending said first symbol call for said first operating system to a storage array over a network, wherein said network comprises a fibre channel network; said storage array receiving said first symbol call for said first operating system, generating a first symbol response to said first symbol call for said first operating system, and sending said first symbol response to said host; a device capturing said first symbol response sent from said storage array storing said first symbol response, sending said first symbol response to said host, wherein said host generates, by said storage management software, a second symbol call for a second operating system and sends said second symbol call for said second operating system to said device, the second operating system being different from the first operating system; said device sending said first symbol response to said host in response to receiving said second symbol call for said second operating system without providing additional storage arrays for testing said second symbol call for said second operating system; and the fibre channel network connecting said host, said storage array and said device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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