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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Michael Gerard Finnegan, Portland, OR (US);
Mark Sean Fleming, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Jin Yan Huang, Shanghai, CN;
Michael Allan Nelsen, Longmont, CO (US);
Wei Yin, Shanghai, CN;
Michael Gerard Finnegan, Portland, OR (US);
Mark Sean Fleming, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Jin Yan Huang, Shanghai, CN;
Michael Allan Nelsen, Longmont, CO (US);
Wei Yin, Shanghai, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for generating and managing logical units (LUNs) in a storage network environment is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a method includes determining a type of LUN, identifying one or more servers that will access the LUN, and identifying a storage system that will host the LUN. The method then generates a LUN name that encapsulates the type, the one or more servers, and the storage system. The method then assigns the LUN name to the LUN. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed herein.