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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2007
Doan Lam Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Allan Nelsen, Longmont, CO (US);
Vincent J. Rooney, Vail, AZ (US);
Florence Hon Sheung Tang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Doan Lam Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Allan Nelsen, Longmont, CO (US);
Vincent J. Rooney, Vail, AZ (US);
Florence Hon Sheung Tang, Mountain View, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A plurality of components of a storage area network is grouped into a plurality of component groups, wherein a component group includes one or more of the plurality of components of the storage area network. A group relationship data structure provides relationships among one or more of the plurality of component groups, wherein a relationship indicates a supported configuration of the storage area network.