Patent ID: 7293237
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for determining a storage configuration for an application, the system comprising: a computer system including a processor and memory; and one or more storage devices; wherein the processor is operable to execute program instructions stored in the memory to: display a graphical user interface for guiding a user through creation of the storage configuration; receive user input to the graphical user interface, wherein the user input specifies one or more of: properties of the storage configuration or properties of the application, wherein the user input received to the graphical user interface specifies a mapping of one or more data objects associated with the application to one or more storage resources of the one or more storage devices; determine whether the specified mapping of data objects to storage resources is valid; determine the storage configuration based on the user input received to the graphical user interface, wherein the storage configuration is determined using the specified mapping of data objects to storage resources if the mapping is determined to be valid; wherein the storage configuration specifies a storage layout on the one or more storage devices for a plurality of data objects associated with the application.