SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED REMOTE STORAGE DEVICES

• US 20170366420A1
• Filed: 07/03/2017
• Published: 12/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Storj Labs International SEZC (Storj Labs, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Peacock, Alen Lynn, Cannon, Paul, Olds, John Timothy, Harding, Andrew, Wendling, Jeffrey Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,560,350 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/12 Network monitoring probes
• 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

Methods and systems are described for remotely monitoring a plurality of distributed remote storage devices. An example computer implemented method includes locally collecting monitoring data for one of the plurality of distributed remote storage devices, and periodically sending at least one of an aggregate of the locally recorded monitoring data and a summary of the locally recorded monitoring data to a remote location. The remote location includes at least one of another one of the plurality of distributed remote storage devices, at least one central server, and a set of the plurality of distributed remote storage devices.

Claims

1-20. -20. (Canceled)

21. A computer implemented method for remotely monitoring a plurality of distributed remote storage devices at a first server, comprising:

receiving a summary of recorded monitoring data from a first distributed remote storage device;

locally collecting monitoring data;

locally storing the locally collected monitoring data and the received summary of recorded monitoring data; and

transmitting the locally collected monitoring data and the recorded monitoring data periodically to at least one of a second distributed remote storage device and a second server.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

transmitting a request for further information to the first distributed remote storage device.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein transmitting the request for further information comprises transmitting a request to re-transmit the summary of the recorded monitoring data.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein transmitting the request for further information comprises transmitting a request to request to re-format the recorded monitoring data.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein transmitting the request for further information comprises transmitting a request for at least another type of monitoring data recorded at the first distributed remote storage device.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein transmitting the request for further information comprises transmitting a request to request for at least a second frequency for sending the recorded monitoring data.

27. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

determining a transmission failure associated with the summary of the recorded monitoring data, wherein transmitting the request for further information is based at least in part on the determined transmission failure.

28. The method of claim 21, wherein the transmission failure associated with the summary of the recorded monitoring data is based at least in part on at least one of bandwidth restrictions, hardware failures and lost data.

29. The method of claim 21, wherein the monitoring data includes at least one of processor utilization, disk space utilization, input/output load, and network traffic statistics.

30. The method of claim 21, wherein the monitoring data includes at least one of counts of method invocations, timing data about execution paths, and error and success path counts.

31. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving at least one of a summary and an aggregate of recorded monitoring data from at least another remote storage device from the plurality of remote storage devices.

32. An apparatus for remotely monitoring a plurality of distributed remote storage devices, comprising:

a processor;

a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

receive a summary of recorded monitoring data from a first distributed remote storage device;

locally collect monitoring data;

locally store the locally collected monitoring data and the received summary of recorded monitoring data; and

transmit the locally collected monitoring data and the recorded monitoring data periodically to at least one of a second distributed remote storage device and a central server.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

transmit a request for further information to the first distributed remote storage device.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein transmitting the request for further information comprises transmitting a request to re-transmit the summary of the recorded monitoring data.

35. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein transmitting the request for further information comprises transmitting a request to request to re-format the recorded monitoring data.

36. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein transmitting the request for further information comprises transmitting a request for at least another type of monitoring data recorded at the first distributed remote storage device.

37. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein transmitting the request for further information comprises transmitting a request to request for at least a second frequency for sending the recorded monitoring data.

38. A computer-program product for remotely monitoring a plurality of distributed remote storage devices, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:

receive a summary of recorded monitoring data from a first distributed remote storage device;

locally collect monitoring data;

locally store the locally collected monitoring data and the received summary of recorded monitoring data; and

transmit the locally collected monitoring data and the recorded monitoring data periodically to at least one of a second distributed remote storage device and a central server.

39. The computer-program product of claim 38, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

transmit a request for further information to the first distributed remote storage device.

40. The computer-program product of claim 39, wherein transmitting the request for further information comprises transmitting a request to re-transmit the summary of the recorded monitoring data.