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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Netapp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Dennis Ramdass, Mountain View, CA (US);
Stephanie Zhimao He, Fremont, CA (US);
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Data identifying server storage devices and logical storage entities is received. A storage object model based on the received data is generated. A first user type is associated with the server storage devices and logical storage entities. A second user type is associated with the logical storage entities. A first user is allowed to access data associated with the sever storage devices and the logical storage entities in response to determining that the first user is identified as the first user type. A second user is allowed to access data associated with the logical storage entities and not allowed to access data associated with the server storage devices in response to determining that the second user is identified as the second user type.