Simulating data storage system configuration data

摘要

Described are techniques for simulating a data storage configuration. First data is generated that describes a simulated data storage configuration. A database is populated using the first data. First information is retrieved from the database in connection with processing a request from a client. The first information includes at least a portion of the first data.

主权项

1. A method for simulating a data storage configuration comprising:
generating first data describing a simulated data storage configuration of a data storage system including a plurality of physical and logical entities, said first data describing the plurality of physical and logical entities that are included in the simulated data storage system configuration; populating a database using said first data; and retrieving first information from said database in connection with processing a request from a client, wherein said first information includes at least a portion of said first data, wherein the request from the client is a data storage management operation that performs any of read and modify configuration information of the database describing the simulated data storage configuration of the data storage system, and wherein the first data is generated using one or more inputs and, prior to said generating, validity and consistency processing is performed that, using the one or more inputs, determines whether the simulated data storage configuration is a valid and consistent data storage configuration, said validity and consistency processing including determining whether a first logical entity is valid and consistent with respect to one or more physical entities associated with the first logical entity.