Software application domain and storage domain constraining process and method
View Patent ↗A method for constraining access to a storage system includes assigning a permanent bus identification to a storage device included in the storage system, creating a zone including a switch and the storage device included in the storage system such that data only passes to the storage device from the switch, and restricting access to the storage device from a server included in the storage system.
1. A method for constraining access to a storage system comprises:
assigning a permanent bus identification to a storage device included in the storage system;
grouping a switch and the storage device included in the storage system such that data only passes to the storage device from the switch; and
restricting access to the storage device from a server included in the storage system.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the storage device is included in a storage area network.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the bus identification is a SCSI identification number.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein a user selects the storage device that is assigned the permanent bus identification.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein a user selects a server connected to the storage device that is assigned the permanent bus identification.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein a user selects the switch.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein a user selects a storage area network that includes the storage device.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein a user selects the server that has restricted access to the storage device.
9. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium comprises instructions for constraining access to a storage system, the instructions cause a computer to:
assign a permanent bus identification to a storage device included in the storage system;
group a switch and the storage device included in the storage system such that data only passes to the storage device from the switch; and
restrict access to the storage device from a server included in the storage system.
10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the storage device is included in a storage area network.
11. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the bus identification is a SCSI identification number.
12. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein a user selects the storage device that is assigned the permanent bus identification.
13. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein a user selects a server connected to the storage device that is assigned the permanent bus identification.
14. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein a user selects the switch.
15. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein a user selects a storage area network that includes the storage device.
16. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein a user selects the server that has restricted access to the storage device.
17. A process for constraining access to a storage system comprises:
an assignment process to assign a permanent bus identification to a storage device included in the storage system;
a grouping process to group a switch and the storage device included in the storage system such that data only passes to the storage device from the switch; and
an access process to restrict access to the storage device from a server included in the storage system.
18. The process of claim 17 wherein the storage device is included in a storage area network.
19. The process of claim 17 wherein the bus identification is a SCSI identification number.
20. The process of claim 17 wherein a user selects the storage device that is assigned the permanent bus identification.
21. The process of claim 17 wherein a user selects a server connected to storage device that is assigned the permanent bus identification.
22. The process of claim 17 wherein a user selects the switch.
23. The process of claim 17 wherein a user selects a storage area network that includes the storage device.
24. The process of claim 17 wherein a user selects the server that has restricted access to the storage device.