Proximity based management services
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1. A method for determining a list of data storage systems comprising:
- receiving, at a management device, filtering criteria including a distance threshold, an associated distance condition denoting a distance with respect to the management device, and other criteria to identify any data storage system meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition and wherein said any data storage system has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on another data storage system also meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition;
determining a set of one or more data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria, wherein the set of one or more data storage systems includes at least one data storage array and wherein the filtering criteria indicate that the set determined includes data storage systems located within the distance threshold from the management device and wherein each data storage system of the set has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on a target that is another data storage system of the set;
displaying information regarding the set of data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria; and
for each data storage system of the set, performing any of;
reconfiguring the target to be a new target data storage system not included in the set, and physically relocating the target to a different physical location from said each data storage system.
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Described are techniques for determining a list of data storage systems. Filtering criteria is used and includes a distance threshold and associated distance condition denoting a distance with respect to the management device. A set of one or more data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria is determined. Information is displayed regarding the set of data storage systems.
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1. A method for determining a list of data storage systems comprising:
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receiving, at a management device, filtering criteria including a distance threshold, an associated distance condition denoting a distance with respect to the management device, and other criteria to identify any data storage system meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition and wherein said any data storage system has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on another data storage system also meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition; determining a set of one or more data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria, wherein the set of one or more data storage systems includes at least one data storage array and wherein the filtering criteria indicate that the set determined includes data storage systems located within the distance threshold from the management device and wherein each data storage system of the set has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on a target that is another data storage system of the set; displaying information regarding the set of data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria; and for each data storage system of the set, performing any of;
reconfiguring the target to be a new target data storage system not included in the set, and physically relocating the target to a different physical location from said each data storage system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a plurality of data storage systems, each of the plurality of data storage systems including an identification tag that wirelessly transmits information including a unique identifier uniquely identifying said each data storage system; a tag reader that reads signals transmitted wirelessly by identification tags; and a management device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium including code stored thereon that, when executed, performs a method comprising; receiving filtering criteria including a distance threshold, an associated distance condition denoting a distance from any of said tag reader and the management device, and other criteria to identify any data storage system meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition and wherein said any data storage system has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on another data storage system also meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition; determining a set of one or more of the plurality of data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria, wherein the set of one or more data storage systems includes at least one data storage array and wherein the filtering criteria indicate that the set determined includes data storage systems located within the distance threshold from the management device and wherein each data storage system of the set has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on a target that is another data storage system of the set; displaying information on the management device regarding the set of data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria; and for each data storage system of the set, performing any of;
reconfiguring the target to be a new target data storage system not included in the set, and physically relocating the target to a different physical location from said each data storage system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code stored thereon that, when executed, performs a method for determining a list of data storage systems, the method comprising:
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receiving at a management device filtering criteria including a distance threshold, an associated distance condition denoting a distance from the management device, and other criteria to identify any data storage system meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition and wherein said any data storage system has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on another data storage system also meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition; determining a set of one or more data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria, wherein the set of one or more data storage systems includes at least one data storage array and wherein the filtering criteria indicate that the set determined includes data storage systems located within the distance threshold from the management device and wherein each data storage system of the set has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on a target that is another data storage system of the set; displaying information regarding the set of data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria; and for each data storage system of the set, performing any of;
reconfiguring the target to be a new target data storage system not included in the set, and physically relocating the target to a different physical location from said each data storage system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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