Patent ID: 7631262

Claim:
A system for determining a storage configuration for an application, the system comprising: a computer system including a processor and memory; and one or more storage devices; wherein the processor is operable to execute program instructions stored in the memory to: display a graphical user interface for guiding a user through creation of the storage configuration; receive user input to the graphical user interface, wherein the user input specifies a mapping of a plurality of data objects associated with the application to a plurality of storage resources of the one or more storage devices, wherein the mapping specifies mapping of data objects to particular ones of the storage resources; and determine the storage configuration based on the user input received to the graphical user interface; wherein the storage configuration specifies a storage layout on the one or more storage devices for the plurality of data objects associated with the application, wherein the storage configuration specifies distribution of the plurality of data objects among the plurality of storage resources based on the mapping.