MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD

• US 20150256621A1
• Filed: 11/19/2012
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Uchida, Tomohito, Takamoto, Yoshifumi, Noda, Mitsumasa
• Granted Patent: US 9,578,098 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0631 by allocating resources to storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0644 Management of space entities, e.g. partitions, extents, pools
• 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]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

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.

Claims

1. A management system for managing a storage system configured to comprise one or more volumes which belong to a storage level pool and a server computer coupled to the storage system and configured to execute a computer program,

wherein the storage system is configured to supply a storage level virtual volume that is associated with the storage level pool, wherein an or all areas of the storage level virtual volume are areas to which area in the one or more volumes which belong to the storage level pool are not allocated, and

wherein the server computer is configured to manage a server level pool to which the storage level virtual volume belongs and is configured to supply a server level virtual volume that is associated with the server level pool,

the management system comprising:

a communication interface device configured to communicate with the storage system and the server computer;

a storage device; and

a processor coupled to the communication interface device and the storage device, and

wherein the processor is configured to;

(A) acquire the storage level pool information that includes the information of a capacity of the storage level pool from the storage system and store the storage level pool information that has been acquired to the storage device;

(B) acquire the server level pool information that includes the information of a capacity of the server level pool from the server computer and store the server level pool information that has been acquired to the storage device;

(C) determine a first risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the storage level pool information;

(D) determine a second risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool based on the server level pool information; and

(E) display 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.

2. A management system according to claim 1,

wherein the storage level pool information is configured to include the information that indicates a physical free capacity of the storage level pool,

wherein the server level pool information is configured to include the information that indicates a physical free capacity of the server level pool and a capacity that is unallocated to the server level virtual volume, and

wherein the processor is configured to:

in (C), calculate a first discrepancy degree that indicates the relationship between the physical free capacity of the storage level pool and an unallocated capacity in a virtual capacity to the server level virtual volume that is associated with the storage level pool based on the storage level pool information, and determine a first risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the first discrepancy degree; and

in (D), calculate a second discrepancy degree that indicates the relationship between the physical free capacity of the server level pool and an unallocated capacity in a virtual capacity to the server level virtual volume that is associated with the server level pool based on the server level pool information, and determine a second risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool based on the second discrepancy degree.

3. A management system according to claim 2,

wherein the processor is configured to:

in (C), calculate a first grace period to a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the capacity variation information that indicates a variation tendency of a used capacity of the storage level pool, and determine a first risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the first discrepancy degree and the first grace period; and

in (D), calculate a second grace period to a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool based on the capacity variation information that indicates a variation tendency of a used capacity of the server level pool, and determine a second risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of is free capacity of the server level pool based on the second discrepancy degree and the second grace period.

4. A management system according to claim 1,

wherein the processor is configured to:

in (C), calculate a first grace period to a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the capacity variation information that indicates a variation tendency of a used capacity of the storage level pool, and determine a first risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of as free capacity of the storage level pool based on the first grace period; and

in (D), calculate a second grace period to a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool based on the capacity variation information that indicates a variation tendency of a used capacity of the server level pool, and determine a second risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool based on the second grace period.

5. A management system according to claim 1,

wherein the server computer is configured to store data that is used for a virtual machine to the server level virtual volume, and

wherein the processor is configured to:

determine a third risk degree that indicates a risk of a stoppage of the virtual machine based on the first risk degree and the second risk degree; and

display the information that is associated with the third risk degree.

6. A management system according to claim 2,

wherein the processor is configured to determine the first risk degree and the second risk degree based on the comparison result of the first and second discrepancy degrees and a first threshold value that is associated with a discrepancy degree that has been configured in advance.

7. A management system according to claim 4,

wherein the processor is configured to determine the first risk degree and the second risk degree based on the comparison result of the first and second grate periods arid a second threshold value that is associated with a grace period that has been configured in advance.

8. A management system according to claim 1,

wherein the processor is configured to detect a virtual machine that is configured to use the storage level pool that indicates that the risk degree is high, calculate an influence degree caused by a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the virtual machine that has been detected, and display the influence degree in conjunction with the risk degree.

9. A management system according to claim 1,

wherein the processor is configured to detect an executable coping measure for reducing a risk degree of the storage level, pool and the server level pool that indicate that the risk degree is high, and display the information that is associated with the coping measure.

10. A management system according to claim 9,

wherein the processor is configured to receive a selection of any one of the coping measure, re-determine a risk degree of the storage level pool and the server level pool in the case where the coping measure is executed, and display the result of the re-determination.

11. A management system according to claim 9,

wherein the coping measure is any one of a reduction of a capacity of the server level virtual volume, a migration of the server level virtual volume, a reduction of the virtual machine, and an extension of a capacity of the server level pool.

12. A management method for managing a storage system configured to comprise one or more volumes which belong to a storage level pool and a server computer coupled to the storage system and configured to execute a computer program,

wherein the storage system is configured to supply a storage level virtual volume that is associated with the storage level pool, wherein an or all areas of the storage level virtual volume are areas to which areas in the one or more volumes which belong to the storage level pool are not allocated, and

wherein the server computer is configured to manage a server level pool to which the storage level virtual volume belongs and is configured to supply a server level virtual volume that is associated with the server level pool,

the management method comprising the steps of:

(A) acquiring the storage level pool information that includes the information of a capacity of the storage level pool from the storage system;

(B) acquiring the server level pool information that includes the information of a capacity of the server level pool from the server computer;

(C) determining a first risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the storage level pool information;

(D) determining a second risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool based on the server level pool information; and

(E) displaying 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.

13. A management method according to claim 12,

wherein the storage level pool information is configured to include the information that indicates a physical free capacity of the storage level pool,

wherein the server level pool information is configured to include the information that indicates a physical free capacity of the server level pool and a capacity that is unallocated to the server level virtual volume, and

wherein the management method comprises the steps of:

in (C), calculating a first discrepancy degree that indicates the relationship between the physical free capacity of the storage level pool and an unallocated capacity in a virtual capacity to the server level virtual volume that is associated with the storage level pool based on the storage level pool information, and determining, a first risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the first discrepancy degree; and

in (D), calculating a second discrepancy degree that indicates the relationship between the physical free capacity of the server level pool and an unallocated capacity in a virtual capacity to the server level virtual volume that is associated with the server level pool based on the server level pool information, and determining a second risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool based on the second discrepancy degree.

14. A management method according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

in (C), calculating a first grace period to a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the capacity variation information that indicates a variation tendency of a used capacity of the storage level pool, and determining a first risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the first grace period; and

in (D), calculating a second grace period to a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool based on the capacity variation information that indicates a variation tendency of a used capacity of the server level pool, and determining a second risk degree that indicates a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool based on the second grace period.