International Business Machines Corporation

Shekhar Gajanan Kale

Mary Catherine Burton

Amy Nicole Morris

Linda V Benhase

Linda Van Patten Benhase

Maria Savarimuthu Rajakannimariyan

Daiv Santos Barrios

A computer-generated user interface for setting up source-target pairs of storage resources, and representing the status of copying activities of the pairs, in a disk storage server or other storage device. The interface () identifies each storage resource, such as volumes, in the storage device (), and one or more storage resources in the same or a different storage device () for which a copy relationship has been established. One or more status icons are displayed to provide information related to the copy relationship, such as whether copying is in progress, the type of copying, copying progree and the like. A task wizard interface () enables a user to designate desired copy relationships between storage resources. The user may select indicia associated with the resources to set up the copy relationships.

Representing status information in a storage subsystem copy services product

Disclosed are a method and system for pairing objects for the purpose of copying data. The method comprises the steps of selecting such pairs in a single view including graphical depictions of representations of storage resources, and implementing checks and alert messages regarding such pairings based on predefined rules. Preferably, these graphical depictions are side-by-side depictions in the single view of a logical configuration of the storage resources, and, for example, these depictions may be hierarchical trees. Preferably, users are able to select a single source and target volume and/or to select blocks of source and target volumes using familiar computer controls, and users may also confirm their selections before committing to them. These volumes may be in the same or different storage subsystems. In addition, some error checking and/or error handling, with an appropriate error message is preferably built into the tool of this invention.

Selecting and showing copy pairs in a storage subsystem copy services graphical user interface

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Shekhar Gajanan Kale