Patent ID: 8301860
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, in a data processing system, for detecting changes in virtual storage device configurations, comprising: detecting, by a monitoring agent in the data processing system, an event corresponding to a change in configuration of a virtual storage device, wherein the virtual storage device is comprised of a plurality of portions of a plurality of physical storage devices; in response to detecting the event, determining, by the monitoring agent in the data processing system, if the change in configuration of the virtual storage device results in a change in the types of physical storage devices that are part of the virtual storage device; and in response to a determination that the change in configuration of the virtual storage device results in a change in the types of physical storage devices that are part of the virtual storage device, transmitting, by the monitoring agent in the data processing system, a notification of the results of the change in configuration of the virtual storage device to one or more recipient devices or applications.