Network connectivity
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1. A computerized method of evaluating connectivity between two network resources, the method comprising:
- identifying possible paths of connectivity between resources of devices in the network;
obtaining device connectivity configuration information from the devices in the network;
aggregating and attributing the device configuration information of each device in the network to at least one of the identified possible paths of connectivity, wherein the device is in the at least one possible path in the network;
computing, based on the device connectivity configuration information attributed to each possible path, whether a network connectivity condition is fulfilled for each possible path between the two network resources.
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Abstract
A method for managing a computer or communication network by obtaining connectivity configuration information from a plurality of networked devices; and, determining a network connectivity condition between any two of the plurality of networked devices.
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1. A computerized method of evaluating connectivity between two network resources, the method comprising:
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identifying possible paths of connectivity between resources of devices in the network;
obtaining device connectivity configuration information from the devices in the network;
aggregating and attributing the device configuration information of each device in the network to at least one of the identified possible paths of connectivity, wherein the device is in the at least one possible path in the network;
computing, based on the device connectivity configuration information attributed to each possible path, whether a network connectivity condition is fulfilled for each possible path between the two network resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product encoding a computer program for a computer process that executes on a computer system that manages configuration access by a user to resources of a network, the computer process comprising:
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identifying possible paths of connectivity between resources of devices in the network;
obtaining device connectivity configuration information from the devices in the network;
aggregating and attributing the device configuration information of each device in the network to at least one of the identified possible paths of connectivity, wherein the device is in the at least one possible path in the network;
computing, based on the device connectivity configuration information attributed to each possible path, whether a network connectivity condition is fulfilled for each possible path between the two network resources.
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33. A user interface for a network management computer program, the user interface comprising:
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a first display region presenting a list of objects on a first “
side”
of the network;
a second display region presenting a list of objects on a second “
side”
of the network;
an interactive control enabling a user to select one or more objects from the first list and one or more objects from the second list;
display update processes that are responsive to the user selection and operate to determine one or more connectivity states that exist between the user-selected objects and display the determined connectivity states in a manner that associates the connectivity states with the user-selected objects.
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34. A user interface for a SAN management computer program, the user interface comprising:
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a first display region presenting a list of objects on a first side of the SAN;
a second display region presenting a list of objects on a second side of the SAN;
an interactive control enabling a user to select one or more objects from the first list and one or more objects from the second list;
display update processes that are responsive to the user selection and operate to determine one or more connectivity states that exist between the user-selected objects and display the determined connectivity states in a manner that associates the connectivity states with the user-selected objects.
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