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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Mario F. Acedo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ezequiel Cervantes, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul A. Jennas, II, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason L. Peipelman, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew J. Ward, Vail, AZ (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system to configure a storage library, by a processor. A first storage library comprising a plurality of host adapters, a data cache, and a plurality of device adapters is supplied. The first storage library is in communication via fiber channel with a storage area network comprising a storage virtual controller, and the storage area network comprises a configuration library. The storage area network is in communication with a host computer comprising a command line interface and an application. The host adapter, data cache, and device adapter is logically configured using a plurality of logical configuration commands created using the host computer and the command line interface. The plurality of logical configuration commands are added to the configuration library and saved for later use.