Inventors:
Richard Meyer - San Francisco CA, US
Glen C. Yu - San Jose CA, US
Rahim Ibrahim - Mountain View CA, US
Kwan Sang Yap - San Jose CA, US
Assignee:
NetApp, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
G06F 15/167
G06F 15/173
US Classification:
709213, 709250, 709218, 709227, 370400
Abstract:
Embodiments according to the invention perform functions including discovery, classification, and profiling of storage devices, computer systems, connection elements, and other components relating to a storage area network (SAN). Changes to the SAN topology are tracked in order to show growth patterns.