Patent ID: 9367195
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for use in displaying current location of components in a data storage system, the method comprising: generating, at a mobile device, an image of data storage equipment having multiple data storage system components located in a storage system enclosure; processing, on the mobile device, the image of data storage equipment to automatically identify individual components among the multiple data storage system components, wherein the individual components includes individual drives; determining a current relative physical positioning information of the identified individual components within the data storage system enclosure; storing the current relative physical positioning information of the identified individual components; mapping the current relative physical positioning information of the identified individual components to corresponding logical components of the storage system; based on the determination, generating and automatically displaying on the mobile device an updated graphical view the identified individual components wherein the graphical view indicates the current relative physical positioning of the individual components within the data storage system; storing information associated with the graphical view in a management system associated with the data storage system; comparing the determined current relative physical positioning to previously stored physical positioning information; and based on the comparison, updating the stored component positioning information.