Patent ID: 6282112
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A network recognition system for identifying a storage unit of a network storage subsystem (5,6,7) of a machine (1) including at least one local coupler (11) for exchanging data with the storage subsystem (5,6,7), each storage subsystem (5,6,7) having at least one storage unit identifiable by a logical unit number, characterized in that an object (100) corresponding to the machine (1) comprises a first object (101) corresponding to the local coupler (11) of the machine (1), said first object (101) comprising a second object (111) corresponding to a remote coupler (51, 52) of one of the storage subsystems (5) and the first object (101) further includes a method (116) for obtaining the second object (111) and an object list (118, 119), each object of the list corresponding to a logical unit number (LUN) identifying a storage unit of the subsystem (5) accessible through the local coupler (11).