Patent ID: 8296329
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for use in an information management system to transition at least a portion of a data center from a first configuration to a second configuration, the method comprising the steps of: identifying a plurality of component bundling scenarios each specifying a separation of at least a given set of components associated with the first and second configurations into bundles for transitioning on a per-bundle basis from the first configuration to the second configuration; evaluating the component bundling scenarios; and determining an optimal one of the component bundling scenarios; wherein said portion of the data center is transitioned from the first configuration to the second configuration with the components being transitioned in the bundles specified by the optimal component bundling scenario; and wherein the identifying, evaluating and determining steps are implemented in a controller of the system, said controller comprising a processor coupled to a memory.