Patent ID: 7512595
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for utilizing configuration information associated with a storage area network, the method comprising: receiving a query including at least one parameter value; based on receipt of the query, initiating a search in a data structure of records sorted according to multiple parameter values associated with each respective record, each record in the data structure including a grouping of multiple parameter values, each of the multiple parameter values of a respective record in the data structure indicating a corresponding unique type of resource associated with a storage area network configuration identified by the respective record; in response to initiating the search, identifying a set of at least one record in the data structure including the at least one parameter value included in the query; utilizing results of the search to determine whether a respective portion of a given storage area network configuration, as identified by the at least one parameter values in the query, is acceptable for use in a corresponding storage area network environment; and wherein initiating the search includes initiating a multi-dimensional search to identify whether the given storage area network configuration is acceptable for use in a respective storage area network environment, a first dimension of the multi-dimensional search being performed to identify which records in the data structure includes a first parameter of the at least one parameter in the query, a second dimension of the search being performed to identify which of the records including the first parameter also includes a second parameter value of the at least one parameter value in the query.