Method for analyzing performance information

• US 20080098110A1
• Filed: 11/06/2007
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Kusama, Takato, Takeda, Kei
• Granted Patent: US 7,523,254 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/324 Display of status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/328 Computer systems status display G06F11/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3433 for load management allocation of a server based on load conditions G06F9/505; load rebalancing G06F9/5083; redistributing the load in a network by a load balancer H04L67/1029
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3485 for I/O devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3495 for systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/80 Database-specific techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/815 Virtual
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/87 Monitoring of transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/885 Monitoring specific for caches
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/061 Improving I/O performance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0653 Monitoring storage devices or systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

A performance information display method using a computer, includes the steps, in the computer, of reading out information data of a storage device previously stored in a storage device and information data of a plurality of devices utilizing the storage device, displaying an identifier of the storage device and identifiers of a plurality of devices utilizing the storage device on a screen on the basis of the information data read out, accepting a command to select the displayed identifier of the storage device, and displaying performance information data of the devices utilizing the selected storage device in association on the basis of the accepted command and the information data read out.

Claims

1. A management computer comprising:

a communication device coupled to a plurality of computers and a storage system including a plurality of RAID groups configured by a plurality of disk drives and a plurality of ports used for accessing storage areas in the plurality of RAID groups;

a processor coupled to the communication device; and

a display device coupled to the processor,

wherein the plurality of computers use computer volumes, each of which is configured by one of the plurality of RAID groups and accessed via one of the plurality of ports,

wherein the communication device receives computer performance information from the plurality of computers,

wherein the communication device receives resource information indicating a resource of the storage system, the resource being one of the plurality of RAID groups or one of the plurality of ports, and

wherein the display device displays a part of the computer performance information, which is performance information related to a part of the plurality of computers using a part of the computer volumes related to the resource of the storage system indicated by the resource information.

2. The management computer according to claim 1,

wherein, from the plurality of computers, the processor selects the part of the plurality of computers using the part of the computer volumes related to the resource of the storage system indicated by the resource information based on a relation among the plurality of computers, the computer volumes, and resources of the storage system including the plurality of RAID groups and the plurality of ports, and

wherein the display device displays performance information of computer volumes used by the part of the plurality of computers selected by the processor as the part of the computer performance information.

3. The management computer according to claim 1,

wherein the computer performance information is performance information of the computer volumes used by the plurality of computers.

4. The management computer according to claim 3,

wherein the resource information received by the communication device indicates one of the plurality of RAID groups of the storage system, and

wherein the display device displays performance information of a part of the computer volumes, which are used by the part of the plurality of computers using a computer volume configured by the one of the plurality of RAID groups indicated by the resource information.

5. The management computer according to claim 3,

wherein the resource information received by the communication device indicates one of the plurality of ports of the storage system, and

wherein the display device displays performance information of a part of the computer volumes, which are used by the part of the plurality of computers using a computer volume accessed via the one of the plurality of ports indicated by the resource information.

6. A method for displaying performance information of computers,

wherein a plurality of computers are coupled to a storage system including a plurality of ports and a plurality of RAID groups,

wherein the plurality of computers use computer volumes, each of which is configured by one of the plurality of RAID groups and accessed via one of the plurality of ports,

the method comprising the steps of:

receiving computer performance information from the plurality of computers;

receiving resource information indicating a resource of the storage system; and

displaying a part of the computer performance information, which is performance information related to a part of the plurality of computers using a part of the computer volumes related to the resource of the storage system indicated by the resource information.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

selecting, from the plurality of computers, the part of the plurality of computers using the part of the computer volumes related to the resource of the storage system indicated by the resource information based on a relation among the plurality of computers, the computer volumes, and resources of the storage system including the plurality of RAID groups and the plurality of ports, and

displaying performance information of computer volumes used by the selected part of the plurality of computers as the part of the computer performance information.

8. The method according to according to claim 6,

wherein the computer performance information is performance information of the computer volumes used by the plurality of computers.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the resource information received by the communication device indicates one of the plurality of RAID groups of the storage system, the method further comprising the step of:

displaying performance information of a part of the computer volumes, which are used by the part of the plurality of computers using a computer volume configured by the one of the plurality of RAID groups indicated by the resource information.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the resource information received by the communication device indicates one of the plurality of ports of the storage system, the method further comprising the step of:

displaying performance information of a part of the computer volumes, which are used by the part of the plurality of computers using a computer volume accessed via the one of the plurality of ports indicated by the resource information.

11. A management computer comprising:

a communication device coupled to a plurality of computers and a storage system including a plurality of RAID groups and a plurality of ports used for accessing storage areas in the plurality of RAID groups;

a processor coupled to the communication device; and

a display device coupled to the processor,

wherein the plurality of computers use computer volumes, each of which is configured by one of the plurality of RAID groups and accessed via one of the plurality of ports,

wherein the communication device receives computer performance information from the plurality of computers,

wherein the communication device receives computer information indicating one of the plurality of computers,

wherein the processor selects a resource of the storage system used by the one of the plurality of computers indicated by the computer information, the resource of the storage system being one of the plurality of RAID groups or one of the plurality of ports, and

wherein the display device displays a part of the computer performance information, which is performance information related to a part of the plurality of computers using the resource of the storage system selected by the processor.

12. The management computer according to claim 11,

wherein the processor selects the resource of the storage system used by the one of the plurality of computers based on a relation among the plurality of computers, the computer volumes, and resources of the storage system including the plurality of RAID groups and the plurality of ports.

13. The management computer according to claim 11,

wherein the computer performance information is performance information of the computer volumes used by the plurality of computers.

14. The management computer according to claim 13,

wherein the processor selects one of the plurality of RAID groups of the storage system, and

wherein the display device displays performance information of a part of the computer volumes, which are used by the part of the plurality of computers using a computer volume configured by the one of the plurality of RAID groups selected by the processor.

15. The management computer according to claim 13,

wherein the processor selects one of the plurality of ports of the storage system, and

wherein the display device displays performance information of a part of the computer volumes, which are used by the part of the plurality of computers using a computer volume accessed via the one of the plurality of ports selected by the processor.

16. A method for displaying performance information of computers,

wherein a plurality of computers are coupled to a storage system including a plurality of ports and a plurality of RAID groups configured by a plurality of disks, and

wherein the plurality of computers use computer volumes, each of which is configured by one of the plurality of RAID groups and accessed via one of the plurality of ports,

the method comprising steps of:

receiving computer performance information from the plurality of computers;

receiving computer information indicating one of the plurality of computers;

selecting a resource of the storage system used by the one of the plurality of computers indicated by the computer information, the resource of the storage system being one of the plurality of RAID groups or one of the plurality of ports; and

displaying a part of the computer performance information, which is performance information related to a part of the plurality of computers using the selected resource of the storage system.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising the step of:

selecting the resource of the storage system used by the one of the plurality of computers based on a relation among the plurality of computers, the computer volumes, and resources of the storage system including the plurality of RAID groups and the plurality of ports.

18. The method according to claim 16,

wherein the computer performance information is performance information of the computer volumes used by the plurality of computers.

19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising the steps of:

selecting one of the plurality of RAID groups of the storage system, and

displaying performance information of a part of the computer volumes, which are used by the part of the plurality of computers using a computer volume configured by the selected one of the plurality of RAID groups.

20. The method according to claim 18, further comprising the steps of:

selecting one of the plurality of ports of the storage system, and

displaying performance information of a part of the computer volumes, which are used by the part of the plurality of computers using a computer volume accessed via the selected one of the plurality of ports.