Patent ID: 6538669
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A user interface for configuration of a storage system, comprising:a display; a user input device; data processing structures, coupled to the display and to the user input device, including logic to manage images displayed on the display, the images including a first image arranged to prompt a user to input data concerning host systems coupled to a server, a second image arranged to prompt a user to input data concerning storage resources accessible using the server, and a third image arranged to prompt a user to input data concerning logical addresses used by the host systems to access the storage resources accessible using the server, the second image including a display construct listing storage elements available for configuration, the storage elements available for configuration including a mirror storage element, the mirror storage element including two or more storage elements, the display construct including a hierarchical tree, the mirror storage element being represented as a head of the hierarchical tree, and the two or more storage elements being represented as branches of the hierarchical tree; and a communication interface arranged to provide the input data to the server.