Patent ID: 8195876
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing storage virtualization in a storage infrastructure, the method comprising: examining storage virtualization configurations across a data storage infrastructure having one or more data storage resources, such that configuration data associated with the storage virtualization configurations applied to the one or more data storage resources is stored in a configuration repository, wherein the configuration data indicates levels of virtualization associated with selected data storage resources; analyzing the configuration data to detect virtualization policy inconsistencies and redundancies across the data storage infrastructure as related to the selected data storage resources; and reporting potential problems associated with applying the storage virtualization configurations to said one or more data storage resources, in response to detecting a virtualization policy violation, wherein the virtualization policy violation comprises a consolidated and correlated indication of redundancies or inconsistencies detected in the data storage infrastructure based on a virtualized mapping of said selected data storage resources.