Patent ID: 7958095
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method in which at least one computer system initiates execution of instructions retrieved from computer storage, the computer-implemented method comprising: initiating distribution of collection policy information to each of multiple agents in a storage area network environment, the collection policy information including filter criteria and record generation criteria, the filter criteria specifying data for collection by the agents in the storage area network environment, the record generation criteria specifying how to process the data to generate summary records, the agents configured based on the collection policy information to i) collect data from resources in the storage area network, ii) produce a summary report, and iii) forward the summary report to the at least one computer system; receiving the summary records from the multiple agents, the summary records generated by the multiple agents by processing storage information collected in the storage area network environment according to the collection policy information, the summary records including a summary of collected storage information calculated according to the collection policy information; and storing the summary records in a repository.