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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Raja Shekar, Bangalore, IN;
Ravindra Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Kartik Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Netapp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and system for managing a storage environment having a cluster based storage system and a non-cluster based storage system is provided. A management application collects information regarding components of both the cluster based storage system and the non-cluster based storage system. A layout having a plurality of data structures is generated and maintained by the management application. The data structures include information regarding the components and their relationships with each other, if any. The layout is used for responding to user requests and presenting an integrated view of the storage environment on a display device with selectable options for selecting the cluster based storage system components and the non-cluster based storage system components.