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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2004
Mukul Kumar, Maharashtra, IN;
Subhojit Roy, Maharashtra, IN;
Mukul Kumar, Maharashtra, IN;
Subhojit Roy, Maharashtra, IN;
Symantec Operating Corporation, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for virtual storage element placement within a storage area network is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, first data is received which specifies an access characteristic of a virtual storage element to be associated with a storage area network. Once received, the first data is used along with second data specifying a topology of a storage area network to select a virtualization device of the storage area network. According to another embodiment of the present invention, third data specifying a characteristic of one or more virtualization devices of the storage area network is additionally used to select the virtualization device. Thereafter, the virtual storage element to be associated with the storage area network is associated with the selected virtualization device.