Interface for Orchestration and Analysis of a Computer Environment

• US 20160188370A1
• Filed: 07/10/2015
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SIOS Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: SIOS Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Moukabaa, Joseph, Treulich, Harold Jason, Goldie, Travis, To, Yokuki, Thoman, Scott, Clements, Paul R. Jr., Croker, James Bernard, Razin, Sergey A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,910,707 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/30 Monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3006 where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3024 where the computing system component is a central processing unit [CPU]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/323 Visualisation of programs or trace data
• 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 11/3442 for planning or managing the needed capacity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3495 for systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals

Abstract

A host server is configured to receive information related to metrics and configurations associated with computer resources of a computer infrastructure, derive and resolve the information into capacity, performance, reliability, and efficiency, as related to attributes associated with the computer resources, including compute attributes such as application, virtual machine (VM) attributes, storage attributes, and network attributes. The host server provides the metrics and attributes in a matrix configuration as a graphical user interface (GUI) on an output device, such as a display. The GUI is configured to provide a user with a single point of view into the computer infrastructure by converging application, compute, storage, and network attributes into capacity, performance, reliability, and efficiency concepts. With such a configuration, the GUI allows the end user to readily review the environments for potential issues in a time efficient manner, as well as solutions provided by the GUI.

Claims

1. In a host device, a method for analyzing computer environment resources in a computer system, comprising:

receiving, by the host device, a set of data elements from a computer infrastructure, each data element of the set of data elements relating to at least one of a compute attribute, a storage attribute, and a network attribute of a computer environment resource of the computer infrastructure;

detecting, by the host device, at least one of a performance metric, an efficiency metric, a reliability metric, and a capacity metric for each of the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute associated with the set of data elements; and

displaying, by the host device, a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface configured to provide the detected performance metric, efficiency metric, reliability metric, and capacity metric across the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute associated with the set of data elements.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the graphical user interface comprises providing, by the host device, each of the performance metric, efficiency metric, reliability metric, and capacity metric across the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute as part of a matrix, including:

a compute performance element, a storage performance element, and a network performance element;

a compute efficiency element, a storage efficiency element, and a network efficiency element;

a compute reliability element, a storage reliability element, and a network reliability element; and

a compute capacity element, a storage capacity element, and a network capacity element.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing as part of the graphical user interface, a performance overview element, an efficiency overview element, a reliability overview element, and a capacity overview element,

the performance overview element providing an aggregate of a compute performance, a storage performance, and a network performance;

the efficiency overview element providing an aggregate of a compute efficiency, a storage efficiency, and a network efficiency;

the capacity overview element providing an aggregate of a compute capacity, a storage capacity, and a network capacity; and

the reliability overview element providing an aggregate of a compute reliability, a storage reliability, and a network reliability.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving, by the host device, at least one updated data element from the computer infrastructure, the updated data element relating to at least one of an updated compute attribute, an updated storage attribute, and an updated network attribute of the computer environment resource of the computer infrastructure;

detecting, by the host device, at least one of an updated performance metric, an updated efficiency metric, an updated reliability metric, and an updated capacity metric for each of the updated compute attribute, updated storage attribute, and updated network attribute associated with the at least one updated data element; and

updating, by the host device, the graphical user interface to provide the at least one of the updated performance metric, the updated efficiency metric, the updated reliability metric, and the updated capacity metric.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, by the host device, a graphical trend of at least one of the performance metric, efficiency metric, reliability metric, and capacity metric for at least one of the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, by the host device, an operability issue associated with at least one of the performance metric, the efficiency metric, the reliability metric, and the capacity metric for at least one of the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein displaying the operability issue comprises displaying, by the host device, at least one of a performance related operability issue, an efficiency related operability issue, a capacity related operability issue, and a reliability related operability issue.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the host device, a dashboard selection via the graphical user interface based upon at least one attribute and the associated metric provided by the graphical user interface; and

displaying, by the host device, a dashboard associated with the selected attribute and associated metric, the dashboard configured to provide at least one of a computer infrastructure attribute performance, computer infrastructure attribute reliability, computer infrastructure attribute efficiency, and computer infrastructure attribute capacity.

9. A host device, comprising

a controller comprising a memory and a processor, the controller configured to:

receive a set of data elements from a computer infrastructure, each data element of the set of data elements relating to at least one of a compute attribute, a storage attribute, and a network attribute of a computer environment resource of the computer infrastructure;

detect at least one of a performance metric, an efficiency metric, a reliability metric, and a capacity metric for each of the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute associated with the set of data elements; and

display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface configured to provide the detected performance metric, efficiency metric, reliability metric, and capacity metric across the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute associated with the set of data elements.

10. The host device of claim 9, wherein when displaying the graphical user interface, the controller is configured to provide each of the performance metric, efficiency metric, reliability metric, and capacity metric across the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute as part of a matrix, including:

a compute performance element, a storage performance element, and a network performance element;

a compute efficiency element, a storage efficiency element, and a network efficiency element;

a compute reliability element, a storage reliability element, and a network reliability element; and

a compute capacity element, a storage capacity element, and a network capacity element.

11. The host device of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to provide as part of the graphical user interface, a performance overview element, an efficiency overview element, a reliability overview element, and a capacity overview element,

the performance overview element configured to provide an aggregate of a compute performance, a storage performance, and a network performance;

the efficiency overview element configured to provide an aggregate of a compute efficiency, a storage efficiency, and a network efficiency;

the capacity overview element configured to provide an aggregate of a compute capacity, a storage capacity, and a network capacity; and

the reliability overview element configured to provide an aggregate of a compute reliability, a storage reliability, and a network reliability.

12. The host device of claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to:

receive at least one updated data element from the computer infrastructure, the updated data element relating to at least one of an updated compute attribute, an updated storage attribute, and an updated network attribute of the computer environment resource of the computer infrastructure;

detect at least one of an updated performance metric, an updated efficiency metric, an updated reliability metric, and an updated capacity metric for each of the updated compute attribute, updated storage attribute, and updated network attribute associated with the at least one updated data element; and

update the graphical user interface to provide at least one of the updated performance metric, the updated efficiency metric, the updated reliability metric, and the updated capacity metric.

13. The host device of claim 9, the controller further configured to display a graphical trend of at least one of the performance metric, efficiency metric, reliability metric, and capacity metric for at least one of the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute.

14. The host device of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to display an operability issue associated with at least one of the performance metric, the efficiency metric, the reliability metric, and the capacity metric for at least one of the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute.

15. The host device of claim 14, wherein, when displaying the operability issue, the controller is configured to display one of an a performance related operability issue, an efficiency related operability issue, a capacity related operability issue, and a reliability related operability issue.

17. The host device of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a dashboard selection via the graphical user interface based upon at least one attribute and the associated metric provided by the graphical user interface; and

display a dashboard associated with the selected attribute and associated metric, the dashboard configured to provide at least one of a computer infrastructure attribute performance, computer infrastructure attribute efficiency, computer infrastructure attribute reliability, and computer infrastructure attribute capacity.

18. A computer program product having a non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program logic encoded thereon that, when performed on a controller of a host device causes the host device to:

receive a set of data elements from a computer infrastructure, each data element of the set of data elements relating to at least one of a compute attribute, a storage attribute, and a network attribute of a computer environment resource of the computer infrastructure;

detect at least one of a performance metric, an efficiency metric, a reliability metric, and a capacity metric for each of the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute associated with the set of data elements; and

display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface configured to provide the detected performance metric, efficiency metric, reliability metric, and capacity metric across the compute attribute, storage attribute, and network attribute associated with the set of data elements.