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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2005
Murthy V. Devarakonda, Peekskill, NY (US);
David Alson George, Somers, NY (US);
Sandeep Kumar Gopisetty, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Kang-won Lee, Nanuet, NY (US);
Konstantinos Magoutis, New York, NY (US);
Ramani Ranjan Routray, San Jose, CA (US);
Gauri Shah, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chung-hao Tan, San Jose, CA (US);
Norbert George Vogl, Mahopac, NY (US);
Kaladhar Voruganti, San Jose, CA (US);
Murthy V. Devarakonda, Peekskill, NY (US);
David Alson George, Somers, NY (US);
Sandeep Kumar Gopisetty, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Kang-Won Lee, Nanuet, NY (US);
Konstantinos Magoutis, New York, NY (US);
Ramani Ranjan Routray, San Jose, CA (US);
Gauri Shah, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chung-Hao Tan, San Jose, CA (US);
Norbert George Vogl, Mahopac, NY (US);
Kaladhar Voruganti, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A multi-plan generation system generates a multi-plan for a multi-layer storage area network. The system generates a predetermined number of plans while generating and retaining globally optimum plans. The system dynamically calculates and orders these plans according to optimization criteria and user requirements. The system comprises a planner for each of the layers in a storage area network such as a host planner, a storage planner, a network planner, a zone planner, etc. Each of the planners applies a variance optimization, a preview optimization, and a detail optimization and interacts with a policy repository to obtain policy guidance, enabling the system to prune the set of plans. A control module invokes the planners in a predetermined order.