System and method for installing storage area network

Abstract

A system for configuring a storage area network (SAN) may include a plurality of selectable SAN elements, and a design module operable to graphically configure selected SAN elements, and a validation engine operable to dynamically validate the configuration of the selected SAN elements. The validation engine may include an element related validation module and a group related validation module. The element related validation module may be configured to validate element to element relationships of connected SAN elements in the configuration of selected SAN elements. The group related validation module may be configured to validate a group of SAN elements in the configuration of selected SAN elements. The validation modules may be arranged such that during validation of the configuration of selected SAN elements, the element related validation module is employed before the group related validation module.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to electronic systems, and more particularly to a system and method for configuring a Storage Area Network (SAN). Background technique [0002] While benefiting from storage area network (SAN) technology, it is a big embarrassment for the SAN industry to have to face the complexity of SAN configuration, setup and operation. Information technology departments running SANs are often plagued by complex SAN topologies and configurations, which in turn result in increased management overhead. Second, the information technology department still lacks high-quality talents who can quickly configure SAN. In addition, ongoing SAN operations are affected by the IT environment, which is often due to the turnover of human resources caused by industry competition. As a result, when an employee moves from an organization, the organization often loses important technical knowledge resources. [0003] An organization implementing a SAN w...

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However, this connection is often lacking, affecting the operation and real-time management of the SAN

[0005] Lack of communication also often affects the initial installation and setup of a SAN, causing problems in verifying that all necessary parts were received and that the SAN components were installed correctly

If the storage area system is installed by a group of dispersed professionals according to the traditional practice, the installation will be more complicated, and another problem is that the lack of understanding of the SAN configuration often leads to many problems, which need to be reworked to solve the operation process. problems in

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