Patent ID: 7287063
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for managing a storage area network (SAN), the system comprising: (i) a first digital data processor connected to the SAN, wherein an agent associated with the first digital data processor generates an event notification indicative of an event with respect to the storage area network, the event notification further including data for use in processing the event notification, and wherein the event is indicative of: (ii) a second digital data processor coupled to the SAN and in communication with the first digital data processor, wherein the SAN comprises the plurality of storage devices in communication with the first and second digital processors, wherein a manager that maintains a model of the SAN and the topology of the SAN executes on the second digital data processor, wherein the agent associated with the first digital data processor communicates the event notification to the manager, and wherein the manager responds to the event notification; and (iii) one or more tasks, wherein the manager responds to the event notification by executing the one or more tasks, and wherein: