Storage Management Process Threshold Termination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage management systems fail to effectively measure and mitigate the impact of individual processes on storage devices, leading to potential loss even when the total storage space occupied by a process group is within acceptable limits, as they only consider the overall size of process groups rather than individual process contributions.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that identify and terminate abnormal processes exceeding specific storage thresholds, and further reduce storage space usage by terminating additional processes if the remaining group's space exceeds a second threshold, while avoiding unnecessary termination of other processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If only the total storage space of a process group is monitored and managed, then the overall storage loss is avoided, but the impact of individual abnormal processes cannot be measured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the storage space monitoring from group-level to process-level by introducing a process dimension to the monitoring mechanism. The system divides the total storage space into individual process contributions, enabling identification of abnormal processes through comparative analysis of each process's storage usage against established thresholds, thus resolving the contradiction between overall loss prevention and individual process measurement capability
2Reliability
If part of processes are terminated to reduce storage loss, then storage device protection is achieved, but unnecessary process termination may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing differentiated termination strategies based on process characteristics. Instead of uniform termination rules, the system identifies abnormal processes through individual storage space analysis and applies termination only to processes exceeding thresholds, while allowing normal processes to continue. This localized approach protects storage devices without causing unnecessary productivity loss from arbitrary process termination
3Loss of energy
If individual process storage space is monitored and abnormal processes are terminated, then storage device loss is prevented, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling processes to be automatically identified and terminated based on their own storage space consumption patterns. The monitoring system automatically compares each process's storage usage against thresholds and triggers termination decisions without manual intervention, reducing the operational complexity despite the enhanced monitoring capability. The system serves itself by using its own monitoring data to make automated control decisions
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AI summary
Techniques perform storage management. In accordance with such techniques, in response to determining that there is an abnormal process in a process group of an application, and a first size of storage space occupied by the abnormal process exceeds a first threshold, an abnormal process is terminated. A second size of storage space occupied by other processes than the abnormal process in the process group after the abnormal process is terminated is determined. In response to the second size exceeding a second threshold, at least one process in the process group to reduce the second size is terminated, where the at least one process is different from the abnormal process.