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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2015
Netapp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nirdosh Kumar Chouhan, Bangalore, IN;
Nibu Habel, Bangalore, IN;
Dhanesh Kumar Sharma, Bangalore, IN;
Kavya Srinivasan, Bangalore, IN;
Akshay Manchale Sridhar, Bangalore, IN;
NETAPP, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for a networked storage environment are provided. One method includes storing at a storage device by a processor a data structure with information regarding a plurality of compatible software and hardware components configured to operate in a plurality of configurations as part of a storage solution for using resources at a networked storage environment for storing data, where the data structure stores information regarding relationships between a plurality of storage solutions using certain common hardware and software components; receiving a request for a compatible configuration; searching the data structure by the processor and providing a hint based on any existing relationship between components of the plurality of storage solutions and content of the request; and presenting the compatible configuration for using one or more resources of the networked storage environment.