Patent ID: 6253240
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for monitoring a storage network, said storage network comprising a storage network communication medium, a plurality of data storage devices, and a plurality of host computer systems, said method comprising the steps of:(a) obtaining data storage device configuration information through said storage network communication medium from a plurality of data storage devices attached to said storage network, said step of obtaining data storage device configuration information being performed independently at each of said plurality of host computer systems for a respective set of at least one of data storage device;(b) communicating data storage device configuration information obtained by said obtaining step from each respective host computer system to a storage network manager computer system, said step of communicating data storage device configuration information being performed using an information processing communication medium independent of said storage network communications medium; and(c) analyzing said data storage device configuration information communicated to said storage network manager by said communicating step to produce a coherent view of said storage network, said analyzing step being performed by said storage network manager computer system.