Storage Configuration Simulation for Management Operation Evaluation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Complexity in computer systems with multiple resources and host processors makes management operations potentially disruptive, necessitating a method to evaluate their impact without affecting the data storage system.
Innovation Solution
A method and system to simulate management operation events using the current storage configuration, allowing evaluation of potential impacts on the data storage system without actual changes, enabling offline analysis and validation of management operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If management operations are performed on the data storage system, then system configuration can be updated and optimized, but system stability and reliability may be negatively affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by capturing the current storage configuration before performing any management operation. This saved configuration serves as a baseline to simulate and evaluate the potential impact of proposed management operations before they are actually executed, allowing administrators to predict outcomes and avoid unstable changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a simulated environment by copying the current storage configuration into a virtual model. This copy allows management operations to be tested and evaluated without affecting the actual production system, enabling safe experimentation and validation of configuration changes before implementation.
2Reliability
If management operations are simulated using current storage configuration, then evaluation of potential impact is enabled without affecting the system, but additional complexity is introduced to the evaluation process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a copy of the current storage configuration to create a simulated environment for evaluation. This copy contains all necessary configuration data, device information, and relationship mappings, allowing complex management operations to be simulated and evaluated without requiring additional physical infrastructure or complicating the actual system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a simulation mechanism as an intermediary between the administrator and the actual data storage system. This intermediary layer processes management operation requests, simulates their impact using the copied configuration, and provides evaluation results before any actual system changes occur, simplifying the overall evaluation process while maintaining safety.
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AI summary
Described is a method and system for use in evaluating management operations. A current storage configuration in connection with a data storage system is captured. A management operation event relating to the data storage system is simulated without affecting the data storage system. The management operation event is simulated using the current storage configuration in connection with the data storage system. A management operation event output is provided for enabling evaluation of the potential affect of the management operation event in the data storage system in response to simulating the management operation.