Abstract: A common interface (API) is provided which permits a single diagnostic probe manager to communicate with and to control a plurality of diagnostic probes. Through this interface the diagnostic probes are enabled to pass information concerning dependencies between software levels present in a hierarchical stack. This information is particularly useful in that it permits the probe manager to direct diagnostic efforts at the lowest desirable level so as to avoid the problems that occur when problems are indicated at a high level but which are actually caused by lower level software components.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are provided for facilitating storage management through organization of storage resources. The present invention includes a configuration module that configures a first logical entity and a second logical entity to interact with each other in a peer-to-peer domain such that each logical entity mirrors operations of, and is in direct communication with, the other logical entity. An information module exposes local resources of the first logical entity and local resources of the second logical entity to a management node such that the local resources are available as target resources of a management command from the management node. An address module selectively addresses a management command from the management node towards a local resource of the first logical entity and/or a local resource of the second logical entity as determined by the type of management command.

Abstract: A common interface (API) is provided which permits a single diagnostic probe manager to communicate with and to control a plurality of diagnostic probes. Through this interface the diagnostic probes are enabled to pass information concerning dependencies between software levels present in a hierarchical stack. This information is particularly useful in that it permits the probe manager to direct diagnostic efforts at the lowest desirable level so as to avoid the problems that occur when problems are indicated at a high level but which are actually caused by lower level software components.