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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Robert B. Basham, Aloha, OR (US);
Deanna L. Q. Brown, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Kelly L. Hicks, Tucson, AZ (US);
Andrew G. Hourselt, Tucson, AZ (US);
Rezaul S. M. Islam, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ashaki A. Ricketts, Tucson, AZ (US);
Teresa S. Swingler, Tucson, AZ (US);
Theodore B. Vojnovich, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Host port information is pulled directly from the switch before zoning is performed and is organized by chassis as an assist for mapping and masking an entire chassis. A graphical user interface allows a user to select storage by chassis to map and to select servers by chassis to map. The user then applies that mapping such that all servers selected are mapped to all storage selected. The user may repeat this mapping for another set of storage and servers. In a mixed environment, an icon may be shown in the graphical user interface to represent the mix. When the LUN mapping/masking is done, the LUN mapping/masking may be provided to the SAN manager to perform zoning. The LUN mapping/masking defines which host ports see which storage ports.