Patent ID: 7822707
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving selection of at least two types of managed resources present in a storage area network environment, each of the at least two types of resources specifying a corresponding class type of multiple objects including resource management information; receiving search criteria associated with each of the selected at least two types of managed resources; initiating a search for objects that satisfy the search criteria and are of a managed resource type as indicated by the selection; and producing a report indicating the objects that satisfy the search criteria, the method further comprising: initiating display of a listing of multiple different types of managed resources present in the storage area network environment, the multiple different types of managed resources including the selected at least two types of managed resources as well as other non-selected types of managed resources; providing a visual indication in the listing, the visual indication indicating the selection; for each of the at least two selected types of managed resources in the listing, initiating display of a different set of search parameters; and wherein receiving the search criteria includes: receiving a first set of search criteria for a first type of managed resource in the listing, and receiving a second set of search criteria for a second type of managed resource in the listing; wherein initiating display of the different set of search parameters for a respective type of selected managed resource in the listing includes: for a first time duration: while highlighting the selection of the first type of managed resource in the listing, displaying a set of search parameters associated with the first type of selected resource enabling a user to define the first set of search criteria; and for a subsequent time duration after the first time duration: while highlighting the selection of the second type of managed resource in the listing, displaying a set of search parameters associated with the second type of selected resource enabling a user to define the second set of search criteria.