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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
Anuradha Shivnath, Southborough, MA (US);
Paul J. Timmins, Natick, MA (US);
Christopher A. Chaulk, Franklin, MA (US);
Serge Marokhovsky, Upton, MA (US);
Viren Pherwani, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Anuradha Shivnath, Southborough, MA (US);
Paul J. Timmins, Natick, MA (US);
Christopher A. Chaulk, Franklin, MA (US);
Serge Marokhovsky, Upton, MA (US);
Viren Pherwani, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A storage area network (SAN) management application generates device allocation reports displaying foundation variables, device specific parameters, and computed, derived fields for different types of storage arrays, without burdening the allocation report with extraneous parameters through the use of a layout indicative of the information included on the report, providing a streamlined and seamless allocation report. The SAN management application defines a layout indicative of the foundation variables, device attributes, and derived fields requested in an allocation report. The user selected layout indicates the requested allocation parameters for a report, indicative of the foundation variable, device attributes, and derived fields, and also indicates the device usage metrics for computing the derived fields from the foundation variables and device attributes. In this manner, a SAN operator requests an allocation report indicative of only the information sought, and need not correlate multiple reports or manually synthesize report output for determining derived fields.