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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2010
Jorge D. Acuna, Vail, AZ (US);
Ezequiel Cervantes, Tucson, AZ (US);
Moiz S. Jinia, Pune, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for verifying server-storage device connectivity in a storage area network (SAN) environment are provided. One system includes determining which of a plurality of storage devices a server is physically connected and determining which of the plurality of storage devices a zoning configuration in the SAN environment enables the server to access. The method further includes returning to a user an indication of each storage device in the plurality of storage devices that the server is both physically connected and includes zoning access. One system includes a server, a plurality of storage devices, a switch fabric coupling the server to the plurality of storage devices, and a processor coupled to the server, the plurality of storage devices, and each device in the switch fabric. In this system, the processor is configured to perform the method discussed above.