Automated Path Check Server for Network Failure Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems require significant manual effort and time to monitor and maintain redundant network and storage paths, leading to potential missed or false positives in identifying hardware failures, which can result in hardware failure-related downtime.
Innovation Solution
An automated system that monitors physical nodes for path failures, generates incidents, and provides data visualization, reducing manual labor and human error by using a path check server to identify failed nodes and communicate notifications to team members.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional scripts are used to collect information from servers, then path failure monitoring is performed, but significant manual effort and time are required for data collection, analysis, verification, and filtering
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the path check server automatically collects path check information from management nodes, identifies failed nodes, determines incident status, and generates incidents without human intervention. The automated workflow eliminates manual data collection, analysis, verification, and filtering steps while maintaining reliable path failure detection through systematic automated processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of script-based data collection and analysis with an automated electronic system. The path check server uses automated workflows and computer-readable instructions to substitute human operators in performing data collection, node identification, incident determination, and report generation, thereby eliminating manual effort while maintaining detection accuracy.
2Reliability
If manual monitoring processes are used, then path failures can be identified, but human error results in missed failed paths or false positive failed paths
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the path check server continuously monitors path check information from management nodes, automatically identifies failed nodes, and determines whether active incidents are in progress. This closed-loop feedback process ensures accurate detection of path failures by systematically comparing current system state against known incident status, eliminating human error in detection while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated decision logic.
3Productivity
If automated incident generation is implemented, then manual labor is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically collecting path check information from management nodes and identifying failed nodes before incident generation is needed. The path check server proactively determines whether active incidents are in progress and prepares incident data in advance, enabling rapid incident generation when failures occur while maintaining streamlined automation logic that does not excessively increase system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems, methods, and user interfaces for monitoring and maintaining redundant network and storage paths. Initially, path check information is received at a path check server via one or more management nodes. Each of the one or more management nodes comprises one or more physical nodes corresponding to network and hardware infrastructure. Failed nodes of the one or more physical nodes are identified, the failed nodes indicating physical nodes having path failures. Upon determining the node does not have an active incident in progress, an incident corresponding to the node is generated. In embodiments, a notification may be communicated to one or more team members. The notification may include the incident and a status of the incident. In embodiments, data visualization corresponding to the incident may be provided.