Method and apparatus for managing and archiving performance information relating to storage system
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Abstract
A data management and archive method and apparatus, such as for implementation in an automated system to monitor and manage status, performance and configuration data for a plurality of networked storage components. Analysis and cross-correlation of data related to the plurality of storage components can be done individually, collectively and/or comparatively. A collection manager component of a workload analyzer is implemented to start and stop data collection in the context of a system comprising at least one storage component (or at least two networked storage components). The collection manager includes a command and control module that coordinates requests of data from at least one collection agent configured on at least one host connected to the storage component(s). The collection manager manages collection of data and effects file transfer of collected data according to a user specified policy, and maintains status of the data collected. The user specified policy allows the user to specify data collection “shifts” (i.e. periodicity).
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46 Claims
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23. Apparatus for managing and archiving performance information relating to a storage system receiving/transferring data from/to a host computer, comprising:
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a collection agent configured to collect storage system performance information from said storage system;
a command and control mechanism interfaced to said collection agent issuing commands to said collection agent and receiving said storage system performance information-from said collection agent, said command and control mechanism issuing at least some commands to said collection agent to collect said storage system performance information according to a user defined policy; and
a data manager receiving said storage system performance information from said command and control mechanism, wherein said data manager is configured to perform computation and conversion of said storage system performance information to generate computed metrics and converted metrics. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for managing and archiving metrics relating to operation and performance of a storage system receiving/transferring data from/to a host computer, said method comprising the steps of:
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collecting metrics relating to operation and performance of said storage system from said storage system at said host computer;
transferring said collected metrics from said host computer to an analysis system according to a user specified policy; and
converting said collected metrics to a base density unit for time density compression. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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