Proximity based management services

摘要

Described are techniques for determining a list of data storage systems. Filtering criteria is used and includes a distance threshold and associated distance condition denoting a distance with respect to the management device. A set of one or more data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria is determined. Information is displayed regarding the set of data storage systems.

主权项

1. A method for determining a list of data storage systems comprising:
receiving, at a management device, filtering criteria including a distance threshold, an associated distance condition denoting a distance with respect to the management device, and other criteria to identify any data storage system meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition and wherein said any data storage system has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on another data storage system also meeting the distance threshold and the associated distance condition; determining a set of one or more data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria, wherein the set of one or more data storage systems includes at least one data storage array and wherein the filtering criteria indicate that the set determined includes data storage systems located within the distance threshold from the management device and wherein each data storage system of the set has any of its data backup and data replication copy stored on a target that is another data storage system of the set; displaying information regarding the set of data storage systems meeting the filtering criteria; and for each data storage system of the set, performing any of: reconfiguring the target to be a new target data storage system not included in the set, and physically relocating the target to a different physical location from said each data storage system.