Ingestion Buffer Location Marker Updates for Shared Storage Buckets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tools lack the ability to efficiently search and analyze large sets of raw machine data from diverse sources, particularly in IT environments, due to the complexity and volume of data generated by various devices, which hinders quick identification of data subsets of interest.
Innovation Solution
A data intake and query system that utilizes a flexible schema to process and store machine data as events with timestamps, allowing for field-searchable queries and late-binding schema application during search time, enabling efficient retrieval and analysis of all generated data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data is stored as raw machine data from diverse sources, then data flexibility and completeness are improved, but data search and analysis complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments raw machine data into discrete events with specific schemas, organizing diverse data sources into manageable units that can be independently processed and searched, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining data flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary indexing layer that sits between raw data storage and query operations, using location markers and event schemas to mediate between diverse data formats and search requirements, simplifying the search process without losing data flexibility
2Productivity
If data is pre-processed to reduce volume, then data analysis efficiency is improved, but data completeness and flexibility are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by assigning event schemas and location markers to raw data during ingestion, organizing data in advance without pre-processing the actual content, enabling efficient future analysis while preserving complete raw data for flexible querying
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial pre-processing by only indexing metadata and location markers rather than processing entire data sets, achieving sufficient efficiency for many queries while leaving full data flexibility intact for complex analysis
3Measurement precision
If location markers are updated frequently in the ingestion buffer, then data retrieval accuracy is improved, but system performance and speed are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic updates of location markers in the ingestion buffer, updating markers at intervals rather than continuously, maintaining sufficient retrieval accuracy while reducing the performance overhead of constant updates
Solution Approach 2:
The patent updates only the necessary portion of location markers (partial action) rather than the entire buffer, achieving required retrieval accuracy for active queries while minimizing the performance impact of update operations
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are disclosed for processing and executing queries in a data intake and query system. An indexing system of the data intake and query system receives data from an ingestion buffer that includes a marker that indicates data that is made available to the indexing system. The data intake and query system stores at least a portion of the data in buckets and stores the buckets in a shared storage system. Based on the storage of the buckets in the shared storage system, the indexing system indicates to the ingestion buffer that the marker can be updated.