Patent ID: 7716309

Claim:
A data storage subsystem comprising: a blade system comprising a plurality of slots, said blade system configured to support a plurality of server blades, wherein: each of the plurality of the server blades is arranged in a predetermined slot of said blade system, and said blade system replicates a golden hardware configuration of another blade system; at least one storage system arranged in at least one predetermined slot of said blade system, said at least one storage system configured with a golden configuration file to: create a logical configuration with respect to said server blades using golden slot information from said golden configuration file, wherein: said golden configuration file is saved by another storage system of said another blade system, is distributed to said storage system, and identifies a logical configuration with respect to golden server blades using said golden slot information; and replicate a golden configuration of said another storage system to said storage system; and a management system configured to collect WWN (World Wide Name) to slot information for said each of the server blades and to transfer said WWN to slot information to said storage system; said storage system configured to employ said WWN to slot information to: convert said logical configuration of said golden server blades to a logical configuration of said server blades using said WWNs; and access to said storage system by said server blades as said server blades log on with said WWNs.