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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
David W. Groves, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael L. Lamb, San Jose, CA (US);
Raymond M. Swank, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin J. Webster, Tigard, OR (US);
David W. Groves, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael L. Lamb, San Jose, CA (US);
Raymond M. Swank, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin J. Webster, Tigard, OR (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An example of a method for assigning a resource (for example, storage) includes receiving a request for a resource, wherein the request includes a list of paths. This example also includes retrieving a HardwareAccount, Controller, and an AccessAuthorization object for a first path in the list of paths. This example further includes making an attach device request to a CIMOM for a first available resource, using the Controller and the AccessAuthorization object. This example also includes determining if the first available resource was successfully attached, and if so, recording the assignment as successful, and if not, rolling back all assignments for the first available resource that were previously recorded as successful. Another aspect of the invention is a method for creating at least one LUN.