Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide command abstraction. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining information on commands for a plurality of devices including devices of the same type having different command structures, receiving a generic command from a user directed to one of the devices of the same type, determining, using a computer processor, whether the generic command is supported, extracting parameters from the generic command, and generating from the extracted parameters and the generic command a device-specific command for execution by the one of the devices of the same type.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 2012
Date of Patent:
February 23, 2016
Assignee:
EMC Company
Inventors:
Anurag Jain, David A. Gillam, Nandakishore Venkatesan, Douglas J. Santoli, Frederick Crable, Patrick J. Hunt