Storage Server Pool Capacity Depletion Risk Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
The management of storage systems with capacity virtualization techniques is complicated, leading to a risk of undetected stoppages of virtual machines due to depletion of physical capacity, as existing methods fail to accurately assess the risk of free capacity depletion in storage and server pools.
Innovation Solution
A management system is configured to monitor and analyze storage and server pool information, calculating risk degrees for storage and server pool capacity depletion, and displaying these risks to prevent stoppages by identifying potential issues and recommending corrective measures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If capacity virtualization technique is used to increase storage intensity and reduce cost, then resource utilization is improved, but management complexity increases and risk of undetected stoppages increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the storage capacity management into multiple hierarchical levels: physical storage capacity, virtual volume capacity, and server pool capacity. By dividing the complex capacity management into these distinct segments with separate monitoring mechanisms, the system can track capacity depletion at each level independently, reducing overall management complexity while maintaining high storage intensity through virtualization.
2Productivity
If capacity virtualization technique is used to increase storage intensity and reduce cost, then resource utilization is improved, but detection accuracy of processing stoppage risk deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary monitoring and assessment of capacity depletion risks at both storage and server pool levels before actual stoppages occur. By continuously measuring free capacity ratios and comparing them against threshold values in advance, the system can detect potential stoppage risks early and trigger preventive actions, thereby maintaining high resource utilization while improving stoppage risk detection accuracy.
3Productivity
If physical capacity is depleted in a volume with variable type virtual hard disk, then storage intensity is maximized, but virtual machine stoppage occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes a feedback mechanism that continuously monitors the free capacity ratio at the server pool level and compares it against a predetermined threshold. When the free capacity ratio falls below the threshold, indicating that physical capacity is being depleted, the system triggers alerts and preventive actions. This feedback loop allows the system to maintain high storage intensity through variable type virtual hard disks while ensuring virtual machine continuity by detecting and responding to capacity depletion risks before they cause stoppages.
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AI summary
A management system manages a storage system and a server computer. The management system (A) acquires the storage level pool information that includes the information of a capacity of a storage level pool from the storage system, (B) acquires the server level pool information that includes the information of a capacity of a server level pool from the server computer, (C) determines a first risk degree that indicate a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the storage level pool information, (D) determines a second risk degree that indicate a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of a server level pool based on the server level pool information, and (E) displays the information that is associated with the first risk degree that indicate a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool and the second risk degree that indicate a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool.