Presentation of management functionality of virtual arrays
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1. A method of presenting virtual arrays in a storage network, the method comprising:
- partitioning a physical storage array into a plurality of virtual arrays, each virtual array having a plurality of separately addressable logical units of storage;
assigning a unique logical serial number to each virtual array;
associating each virtual array via its logical serial number with a separate virtual array management interface by which a management application executing remotely on a host can address communications separately to that virtual array for managing the logical units of storage of that virtual array, such that each host can access multiple virtual array management interfaces; and
allowing access to a given virtual array management interface associated with a given virtual array partitioned within the physical storage array by a host application executing remotely on a host if the host application is configured to have access to the given virtual array partitioned within the physical storage array.
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Abstract
Described are a system and method of presenting virtual arrays in a storage network. A physical storage array is partitioned into a plurality of virtual arrays. Each virtual array has logical units of storage. Each virtual array is associated with a virtual array management interface by which a management application executing remotely on a host can address communications separately to that virtual array for managing the logical units of storage of that virtual array.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of presenting virtual arrays in a storage network, the method comprising:
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partitioning a physical storage array into a plurality of virtual arrays, each virtual array having a plurality of separately addressable logical units of storage; assigning a unique logical serial number to each virtual array; associating each virtual array via its logical serial number with a separate virtual array management interface by which a management application executing remotely on a host can address communications separately to that virtual array for managing the logical units of storage of that virtual array, such that each host can access multiple virtual array management interfaces; and allowing access to a given virtual array management interface associated with a given virtual array partitioned within the physical storage array by a host application executing remotely on a host if the host application is configured to have access to the given virtual array partitioned within the physical storage array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A storage network comprising:
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a host executing a management application; a physical storage array partitioned into a plurality of virtual arrays, each virtual array having a plurality of separately addressable logical units of storage, each virtual array assigned a unique logical serial number, each virtual array being associated via its logical serial number with a separate virtual array management interface by which the management application executing on the host can address communications separately to that virtual array for managing the logical units of storage of that virtual array, such that each host can access multiple virtual array management interfaces; and a given virtual array management interface associated with a given virtual array partitioned within the physical storage array accessible by a host application executing remotely on a host if the host application is configured to have access to the given virtual array partitioned within the physical storage array. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A storage array comprising:
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a plurality of logical units of storage arranged in a plurality of virtual arrays, each virtual array having a plurality of separately addressable logical units of storage, each virtual array assigned a unique logical serial number, each virtual array being associated via its logical serial number with a separate virtual array management interface by which a management application executing on a host can address communications separately to that virtual array for managing the logical units of storage of that virtual array such that each host can access multiple virtual array management interfaces; and a given virtual array management interface associated with a given virtual array partitioned within the storage array accessible by a host application executing remotely on a host if the host application is configured to have access to the given virtual array partitioned within the storage array. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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