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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2010
Mitsutoshi Jinno, Yamato, JP;
Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hlroyuki Tanaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Yoshihiko Terashita, Yamato, JP;
Mitsutoshi Jinno, Yamato, JP;
Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hlroyuki Tanaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Yoshihiko Terashita, Yamato, JP;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, computer systems, and computer program products are provided for managing a storage network system is provided. The storage network system includes a plurality of zones. Each of the plurality of zones includes at least one storage network device. A link-down event associated with one of the storage network devices is detected. One of the plurality of zones is identified is identified as being unused if the zone is not accessed by another of the storage network devices in another of the plurality of zones and if the zone does not access another of the storage network devices in another of the plurality of zones.