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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Peter Eccles, Winchester, GB;
Cameron James Mcallister, Eastleigh, GB;
Hedley Proctor, Southhampton, GB;
Peter Eccles, Winchester, GB;
Cameron James Mcallister, Eastleigh, GB;
Hedley Proctor, Southhampton, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are a method, apparatus, and computer program product for testing a virtualized storage system. Data defining one or more configuration features of the virtualized storage system is received. Also received is a set of one or more predetermined rules defining interpretation of the disk exercising commands, the interpretation being dependent on one or more of the configuration features. A first disk exercising command is received. The first disk exercising command is interpreted in accordance with one of the predetermined rules to produce a second disk exercising command. The second disk exercising command is sent to the virtualized storage system.