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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2010
Robert A. Ballantyne, Mansfield, MA (US);
Xue Ming, Acton, MA (US);
Kendra Marchant, Arlington, MA (US);
Felix Rieper, Cambridge, MA (US);
Peter Chen, Charlton, MA (US);
Robert A. Ballantyne, Mansfield, MA (US);
Xue Ming, Acton, MA (US);
Kendra Marchant, Arlington, MA (US);
Felix Rieper, Cambridge, MA (US);
Peter Chen, Charlton, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for managing data storage system management applications includes executing, by a client device, a first data storage system management application, receiving, by the client device, an execution instruction for execution of a second data storage system management application, and detecting, by the client device, an installation of a second data storage system management application as part of the client device, the second data storage system management application being distinct from the first data storage system management application. If the second data storage system management application is installed on the client device, executing the second data storage system management application, otherwise retrieving the second data storage system management application from a server device and executing the second data storage system management application.