Storage Reclamation Score Analysis for Suboptimal Process Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current storage-management systems face challenges in identifying and rectifying suboptimal storage-reclamation processes, leading to inefficient reclamation of reclaimable storage due to abnormal conditions such as failed client responses or storage-management system failures, which result in an accumulation of unreclaimed storage capacity.
Innovation Solution
A method that analyzes system-generated reclamation logs to assign reclamation scores to users, classifies their reclamation efforts as 'good,' 'improving,' or 'declining,' and identifies suboptimal processes by determining if the cumulative reclamation percentage has not been reduced over time, enabling corrective actions to be taken.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated storage-reclamation tools are used to detect and reclaim reclaimable storage, then reclamation efficiency is improved, but suboptimal processes may go undetected and cause reclamation failures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism by monitoring reclamation reports and analyzing user reclamation scores over time. The system tracks whether users are successfully reducing their reclaimable storage percentages and provides feedback when suboptimal processes are detected, enabling corrective actions to improve both efficiency and reliability of storage reclamation.
2Measurement precision
If manual review of reclamation reports is performed to confirm reclaimable storage, then reclamation accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the storage-management system to automatically analyze reclamation reports, calculate user reclamation scores, and identify suboptimal processes without requiring manual review. The system autonomously monitors reclamation percentages over time and detects when users are not successfully reducing their reclaimable storage, thereby maintaining high accuracy while eliminating time-consuming manual intervention.
3Ease of operation
If storage-reclamation processes are automated without monitoring, then operational complexity is reduced, but suboptimal processes accumulate unreclaimed storage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces feedback monitoring that tracks reclamation reports over time and analyzes whether users are successfully reducing their reclaimable storage percentages. When suboptimal processes are detected through this monitoring, the system can identify and correct issues, ensuring that automated operations continue to effectively reduce unreclaimed storage capacity without requiring increased operational complexity.
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AI summary
A method and associated systems for identifying and correcting suboptimal storage-reclamation processes. A storage-management system uses information received in system-generated storage-reclamation reports to assign each user a set of reclamation scores. Each score identifies how effectively the user has been able to reclaim lost storage at particular times. These scores are organized into user-specific profiles that each consists of a chronological sequence of one user's scores. If a user's profile is “good” (that is, if the user's scores are consistently high) or “improving” (if scores are increasing over time), the system then determines whether that user's reclamation efforts have successfully reduced the amount of reclaimable storage controlled by the user. If not, the system infers that a suboptimal storage-reclamation process interfered with the user's reclamation efforts. The system then undertakes corrective action to identify and resolve the cause of the suboptimal process.