Dynamic Backup Ingestion Rate Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Backup systems face challenges in dynamically adjusting their data ingestion rates based on resource utilization at the source system, leading to potential performance degradation during high load periods and inefficiencies during low load periods, as they are typically configured with pre-set schedules that do not account for unpredictable resource usage spikes.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method to monitor resource utilization metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, and network throughput to dynamically adjust the data ingestion rate for backup operations, allowing the backup system to prioritize the source system's primary workload by decreasing or increasing the ingestion rate based on activity thresholds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If backup operations are scheduled during higher load periods with a pre-set ingestion rate, then the backup completion speed is improved, but the performance of the source system's primary functions degrades
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of the data ingestion rate based on monitored resource utilization metrics. The backup system continuously monitors CPU usage, memory usage, and network throughput, and adjusts the ingestion rate accordingly - increasing it when resources are abundant and decreasing it when resources are constrained, thereby resolving the contradiction between backup speed and source system performance
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where resource utilization metrics are continuously monitored and fed back to the backup engine. This feedback mechanism allows the system to adapt the ingestion rate in real-time based on actual source system conditions, preventing performance degradation while maximizing backup throughput when resources are available
2Reliability
If backup operations are scheduled during lower load periods with a pre-set ingestion rate, then the source system performance is maintained, but the backup operations take more time to complete
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic ingestion rate adjustment allows the system to fully utilize available resources during low-load periods by increasing the ingestion rate, thereby completing backups faster without impacting source system performance. The system adapts to varying resource availability rather than being constrained by a fixed rate
3Device complexity
If a pre-set ingestion rate is used for backup operations, then the backup system is simple to configure, but it cannot adapt to unpredictable resource utilization spikes
Solution Approach 1:
The backup system performs self-adjustment by automatically monitoring its own resource utilization and dynamically modifying the ingestion rate without requiring external intervention or complex configuration. The system serves itself by making real-time decisions based on monitored metrics, maintaining simplicity while achieving adaptability
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting an ingestion rate for backup operations on a source system. The method generally includes monitoring a resource utilization related to one or more performance metrics of the source system in performing at least a primary workload. Based on the monitored resource utilization, the backup system determines a data ingestion rate for backup operations on the source system. The backup system ingests data from the source system to a backup repository at the determined data ingestion rate.